Fifth Grade
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Compsognathus
When you think of dinosaurs, you probably think of big animals. Compsognathus (komp-sug-NATH-uss) was one of the smallest dinosaurs that ever lived. It was about the size of a turkey. For a dinosaur, that's tiny! Its name means "dainty or elegant jaw." Its slender jaws had many small, sharp teeth. It was a meat eater. It was a good hunter that could move fast. It had sharp claws on its three-fingered hands that were good at grabbing its prey. It ate small animals like lizards and most likely insects as well. Its skull was .....
