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perhaps we may infer that it was endowed with greater intelli- 

 gence, as it certainly was more active in its habits. The fore 

 limbs, as in Megalosaurus, were small, and some of the fingers 

 ended in powerful claws, which no doubt it could use to good 



FIG. 47. Skeleton of Compsognathus longipes, length about 2 feet. From the 

 Solenhofen limestone. 



purpose. This skeleton so much resembles that of Megalosaurus 

 that Mr. Lydekker considers they should be both included in the 

 genus Megalosaurus. 



Perhaps the most remarkable of all the Dinosaurs was a 



