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shelly. shelly stop. you're freaking him out shelly please
original (i got it from someone here, i don't remember who though :( )
could this count as compsognathus? mayhaps
#dandys world#dandy world glisten#dandy's world#glisten dandys world#shelly dandys world#dandys world glisten#dandys world shelly#maybe even#glisten x shelly#compsognathus#perchance
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Gordon the Compy from my stream so far today!
#jurassic world chaos theory#jwct#jurassic world#chaos theory#chaos crew#storyboard artist#acrylic marker#paleoart#compsognathus#marker painting#traditional art#dinosaur art#illustration
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First discovered in the 1850s, Compsognathus longipes was the first theropod dinosaur known from a fairly complete skeleton, and also the smallest known non-avian dinosaur for over 130 years.
(A second specimen was also, briefly, the "first" aquatic non-avian dinosaur, but that's another story.)
Living in what is now Europe during the late Jurassic, about 150 million years ago, it was a lightly built animal with long legs and a long tail, growing to around 1.2m long (~4'). Its hands seem to have had only two functional fingers, with the third being vestigial and possibly not even having a claw.
Skin impressions from about a third of the way along its tail show small bumpy scales – but since other compsognathids like Sinosauropteryx are known to have been covered in fur-like feathers, this likely means that just that particular region of Compsognathus' body wasn't fluffy.
Some of Compsognathus' diet is known for certain, since preserved gut contents show it fed on smaller vertebrates like lizards and rhynchocephalians. The remains of a lizard in the stomach of one specimen were even identified as belonging to a previously-unknown species, Schoenesmahl dyspepsia, with the dismembered nature of the skeleton suggesting Compsognathus tore its prey into bite-sized chunks in a similar manner to modern predatory birds.
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References:
Conrad, Jack L. "A new lizard (Squamata) was the last meal of Compsognathus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and is a holotype in a holotype." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 183.3 (2018): 584-634. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx055
Gishlick, Alan D., and Jacques A. Gauthier. "On the manual morphology of Compsognathus longipes and its bearing on the diagnosis of Compsognathidae." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149.4 (2007): 569-581. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00269.x
Peyer, Karin. "A reconsideration of Compsognathus from the Upper Tithonian of Canjuers, southeastern France." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26.4 (2006): 879-896. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4524640
Wikipedia contributors. “Compsognathus.” Wikipedia, 17 Jun. 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compsognathus
#science illustration#paleontology#paleoart#palaeoblr#compsognathus#compsognathidae#theropod#dinosaur#art
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Leg day! 😛 I learned I have a lot to learn about the anatomy of birds and other dinosaurs. I love it!
#art#nature#dinosaurs#paleoart#birds#watercolour pencils#cassowary#Duck#chicken#tyrannosaurus rex#Tyrannosaurus#t. rex#archaeopteryx#compsognathus
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Dinovember day 1: Compsognathus
#i have never drawn a skateboard before so i hope it doesn’t look bad lol#art#digital art#paleoart#artists on tumblr#dinovember#dinovember2024#dinosaur#dinosaurs#compsognathus
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Compsognathus, drawn a few years ago
He's just a little guy
Fineliner+CSP
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Concept:
Compsognathus (Compy) Dinobot:
(If you don’t know it’s these things):

#transformers#artists on tumblr#drawing#tumblr draw#my art#digital art#transformer oc#tf oc#dinosaur#g1 grimlock#oc#concept#compy#compsognathus#concept characters#transformer g1
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A Compsognathus made to go outside~
#sculpture#feathered dinosaur#paleoart#compsognathus#It's got a pretty thick layer of epoxy to protect it from the elements with flex epoxy on the limbs and tail#painted it dark and shoved it into the full merciless light of the summer sun a few weeks ago and it's holding up just fine#techniques learned while I was in Canada#this guy was always meant to go outside but the original plan was a confused plot to use fake grass
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Archovember 2024 Day 26 - Compsognathus longipes
Before it was confirmed that birds were dinosaurs, Compsognathus longipes was regarded as the smallest dinosaur for decades. About the size of a chicken, its name means “elegant/refined/dainty jaw”. It lived in Late Jurassic Europe, found thus far in both Germany and France, with possible teeth also found in Portugal. It was carnivorous, and the remains of small lizards were found preserved in both fossil specimens. They were likely fast, scurrying animals, using their long tails for balance.
In the Late Jurassic, Europe was a dry, tropical archipelago at the edge of the prehistoric Tethys Sea. Both Compsognathus specimens were preserved within lagoons, possibly having died chasing lizards on the beach and then being swept out to sea in a flash flood. The German specimen is known from the Painten Formation, a part of the Solnhofen Limestone. The French specimen was found in limestone on the plateau of Canjuers. One of Compsognathus’ most famous contemporaries is the avialan Archaeopteryx, and the two may have competed over prey. It would have also lived alongside early pterosaurs like Propterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, and Anurognathus (as seen above). There were also a diverse variety of turtles, rhynchocephalians, and lizards living here as well, many of which served as prey for this tiny, catlike predator.

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#Compsognathus longipes#Compsognathus#compsognathid#theropods#saurischians#dinosaurs#archosaurs#archosauromorphs#reptiles#Archovember#Archovember2024#Dinovember#Dinovember2024#SaritaDrawsPalaeo#Late Jurassic#Germany#France#Portugal#Painten Formation#Solnhofen Limestone#Solnhofen Limestone Formation
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Archovember day 26! Compsognathus take 2! This was a really fun piece to do! Its fun to see the way that dinosaur skeletons articulate.
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C is for...?
All of the C names in my Paleo Party! Any I'm missing? (Cambrypachycope is in the works, I will bring this little hellion into sticker form)
Stickers || Phone Wallpapers Masterlist
#art#my art#paleoart#paleontology#science#illustration#dinosaur#paleozoic#mesozoic#cenozoic#ediacaran#charnia#ceratosaurus#cladoselache#carnotaurus#compsognathus#chasmosaurus#crinoid
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Dinovember x Huevember Day 1: Compsognathus!
Went with a non-feathered interpretation of this fella, though I understand there's some debate.
#dinovember#huevember#compsognathus#paleoart#paleo art#paleoblr#dinosaur#illustration#procreate#painting#red#artaneae#it's still november 1 in my timezone we're fine#struggled a bit more than I expected to with this one given that it would seem like a comfort zone piece#but I think it came through in the end
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Gordon the Compy from Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 2. Are y'all getting excited for season 3 this week?
#dinosaur art#paleoart#jurassic world chaos theory#jwct#storyboard artist#chaos crew#jurassic world#chaos theory#compy#compsognathus#gordon the compy
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Schoenesmahl dyspepsia was a lizard that lived in what is now Europe during the late Jurassic, about 150 million years ago. Around 30cm long (~1'), it had a fairly small head, elongated hind limbs, and a very long tail – proportions that suggest it was an agile animal capable of fast running.
Only one specimen is known, most notable for being preserved inside the stomach of the dinosaur Compsognathus. For a long time it was classified as an example of Bavarisaurus, but it was finally recognized as representing a distinct type of lizard in 2018, with recent studies placing it as an early member of the gecko lineage closely related to ardeosaurids and eichstaettisaurids.
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References:
Conrad, Jack L. "A new lizard (Squamata) was the last meal of Compsognathus (Theropoda: Dinosauria) and is a holotype in a holotype." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 183.3 (2018): 584-634. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx055
Meyer, Dalton, et al. "A Morrison stem gekkotan reveals gecko evolution and Jurassic biogeography." Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290.2011 (2023): 20232284. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2284
Wikipedia contributors. “Schoenesmahl” Wikipedia, 19 Jan. 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenesmahl
#science illustration#paleontology#paleoart#palaeoblr#schoenesmahl#gekkonomorpha#squamata#lizard#lepidosauria#reptile#art#compsognathus
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POV: you're a humble rancher who just opened your Citipati coop to collect some eggs (the Compsognathus has other plans)
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#That’s Believable Presents Three Leading Causes#of what?#no idea#ice#Compsognathus#This fellow right here
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