Procompsognathus

Procompsognathus Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Family:	Coelophysidae?
Genus:	Procompsognathus Fraas, 1913
Species
P. triassicus Fraas, 1913 (type)

Procompsognathus (meaning "before pretty jaw from the Triassic period") was a small, speedy theropod dinosaur. This meat-eater lived during the late Triassic period, about 222 to 219 million years ago. It probably ate insects and lizards in a relatively dry, inland environment.

Description

Procompsognathus was named by Eberhard Fraas in 1913. The type species is P. triassicus.