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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 
