LegendaryLiliensternus
Liliensternus liliensterni
LIL-ee-en-STER-nus· “for Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Triassic🥩 carnivore🦴 Coelophysoidea
5.2 m
Length
1.2 m
Height
130 kg
Weight
One of the largest predators of Late Triassic Europe — a slender, crested theropod related to Coelophysis. It hunted early plant-eaters across what is now Germany.
When
Late Triassic, ~210 million years ago
Found in
Germany
Discovered
Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern, 1934
Did you know?
- One of the largest meat-eaters of Late Triassic Europe.
- A slender, fast coelophysoid, likely with twin crests on its snout.
- Named after the collector who found it, Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern.
Artwork: ArthurWeasley, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.