Compsognathid

Compsognathids are small meat eating dinosaurs from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous time period. There was once a find of a compsognathid found in New Zealand.

Facts
The compsognathid was among the dinosaurs that lived in New Zealand. It lived the same time as Joan Wiffen's theropod a type of megalosaurid or allosaurid that also lived in New Zealand.

Classification
When it was first found scientist classified it as a compsognathid. This includes Sinosauropteryx, Compsognathus, and Juravenator.