†subfamily Compsognathinae Nopcsa 1923 (compsognathid)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Compsognathidae
Full reference: B. F. Nopcsa. 1923. Die Familien der Reptilien [The families of reptiles]. Forschritte der Geologie und Palaeontologie. Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin 2:1-210
Parent taxon: Compsognathidae according to B. F. Nopcsa 1928
See also Nopcsa 1923, Rauhut 2003 and Steel 1970
Sister taxa: Aniksosaurus, Aristosuchus, Beipiaognathus, Compsognathus, Huaxiagnathus, Mirischia, Ornitholestes, Scipionyx, Sinocalliopteryx, Xunmenglong
Subtaxa: Saurornithoides
Type: Compsognathus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Compsognathinae in the database