Talk:Compsognathus

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I removed the following. There may be valuable stuff here, but it's very confusing, i.e. What islands? Why is the editor talking about an island on which the vegetarians are starving?! What does "run up a lizard" mean? Why is a long tail helpful for hunting? The Singing Badger 23:18, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

In spite of its small size, this dinosaur could have been the largest dinosaur on the islands. These islands could not have space for many plants, so the vegetarians did not get enough food. That made it easier for the flesh-eaters to catch them. The Compsognathus could run up a lizard, and probably also surprise and hunt down an Archaeopteryx. In the morning the tired lizards have been an easy prey. The dinosaurs have hunted down their victims, held them in their hands and bit them. The Compsognathus’ claws have not been sharp enough to kill the lizard, and maybe some of the smaller animals have been swallowed in one piece. Its very slim body and long thin tail was perfect in the woods when it was hunting.

[edit] Deinonychosaurus

In the article there is an edit link to Deinonychosaurus. I notice that we already have articles for Deinonychus and Deinonychosauria. Should the sentence be rephrased to link to one of those? — B.Bryant 06:56, 9 September 2005 (UTC)