Liliensternus

Liliensternus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 228–201.3 Ma
Reconstructed skeleton cast
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Superfamily: Coelophysoidea
Genus: Liliensternus
Welles, 1984
Type species
Liliensternus liliensterni
Huene, 1934
Synonyms

Liliensternus is an extinct genus of basal neotheropod dinosaur that lived approximately 210 million years ago during the latter part of the Triassic Period in what is now Germany. Liliensternus was a moderate-sized, bipedal, ground-dwelling carnivore, that could grow up to 5.15 m (16.9 ft) long. It is the best represented Triassic theropod from Europe and one of the largest known.[1]

  1. ^ Rauhut, O.M.W. & A. Hungerbuhler, 1998, "A review of European Triassic theropods". Gaia 15. 75-88.