Comptonatus chasei Comptonatus

"the Compton thunderer"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Comptonatus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
Place
United Kingdom
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Comptonatus (meaning “the Compton thunderer”) is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period. Its remains are known from the Wessex Formation in England. The type and only species is C. chasei.

What we know

  • Named by Lockwood, Martill & Maidment, 2024.
  • Fossils found in United Kingdom.