Procompsognathus

Translingual Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc πρό before and mul la-new - Compsognathus genus, from mul grc κομψος elegant", "refined" or "dainty + grc γναθος jaw Proper noun 1 m genus family Coelophysidae family small, bipedal, dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 222 to 219 million years ago Usage notes Although the word was coined to suggest that this dinosaur was a direct ancestor of Compsognathus genus, no evolutionary link has been proved to demonstrate such a heritage. References 1 1 1 mul Theropods