Dinosaur Coloring Pages - Other Dinosaur 5 - Procompsognathus
Procompsognathus is a small theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 222 to 219 million years ago.
The name is derived from Compsognathus meaning 'elegant jaw', which was a later (Jurassic) dinosaur.
The prefix pro implies 'before' or 'ancestor of', although this direct lineage is not supported by subsequent research.
Procompsognathus may have been about 1.2 meters long (4 ft). A biped, it had long hind legs, short arms, large clawed hands, a long slender
snout with many small teeth, and a stiff tail. It lived in a relatively dry, inland environment and may have eaten insects, lizards,
and other small prey
Color this dinosaur green, or any other color that you like.
Scientific information used on this page relating to this animal is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Procompsognathus".
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