# S12DB02 Colours and Compsognathus bites

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Podcast: [Terrible Lizards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/terrible-lizards-138868)
Published: 2026-01-21T05:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Dinosaur Bites 002 Terrible Lizards Podcast returns with a discussion on dinosaur colours, and Compsognathus, from a 2021 live session. We talk about the preservation of dinosaur colours is limited to certain pigments and while some colours may not preserve well, the organisation of melanosomes is a more significant factor. And candidate for the cutest dinosaurs: Compsognathids, a group of small theropod dinosaurs, are often found as juveniles, leading to uncertainty about their phylogenetic placement. We discuss Andrea Cau's hypothesises that they may not be what they seem! Direct video link: https://youtu.be/5wGuzaJ16M8 For more bonus content and to get your questions answered: https://www.patreon.com/terriblelizards Also apologies for the audio glitches - when we talked over each other it became incomprehensible - so it was shoddily repaired by iszi.

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