Diet:Carnivore (meat-eater)
Name Means:"Ancestor of Pretty Jaw"
Length:3 feet (1 m)
Height:1 foot (.3 m)
Weight:5 pounds (2.5 kilos)
Time: 215 MYA
This little dinosaur was at the base of a successful family of creatures (theropoda). It had a long, thin neck that was most likely held in an "S" shape so it could swiftly move its head forward to bite. It had long, slender, almost straight-foot claws, which would have been good for digging or kicking straight out in front during an attack. It could also have used its tail as a weapon as it was very muscular at the base.
Procompsognathus shared the general body style of the Coelophysoidea - long tapering snout, small teeth, powerful legs, and the long neck. Its eyes were not forward facing and therefore it probably had poor depth perception - a liability for a hunter. It may have been a good tree climber.