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Smallest Dinosaur:

Compsognathus longipes

microceratops

Microceratops , a runner-up in the smallest dinosaur category, was only the size of a rabbit.

(c) Joe Tucciarone

Meaning of Name:	“delicate jaw”
Period:	Jurassic Period (205 million to 138 million years ago)
Size:	about 60 centimeters
Weight:	5.5kg
Location:	France and Germany

The smallest known dinosaur, Compsognathus was about the size of a chicken.

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