Genus
Valid Extinct

Liliensternus

Welles 1984

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 bipedal, ground-dwelling carnivore, that could grow up to 5.15 m (16.9 ft) long; however, this size estimate is based on specimens now believed to be subadults, and possible fragmentary remains indicate an adult length of 7 to 9 meters. It is the best represented Triassic theropod from Europe and one of the largest known.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Liliensternus
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Liliensternus
Liliensternus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Liliensternus Genus
Measurements
Length
4,8 m ⓘ
Liliensternus liliensterni  
5 m ⓘ
Mass
110 kg ⓘ
Liliensternus liliensterni  
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
4
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1
Geological formations
Trossingen
3
Klettgau
1
Löwenstein
1
Temporal distribution
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Liliensternus liliensterni 227 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
S. P. Welles. 1984. Dilophosaurus wetherilli (Dinosauria, Theropoda): osteology and comparisons. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 185:85-180
Bibliography (4)
C. A. Meyer and B. Thüring. 2003. Dinosaurs of Switzerland. Comptes Rendus Palevol 2:103-117 DOI ↗
M. Moser. 2003. Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) aus dem Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper; Obertrias) von Bayern. Zitteliana B 24:1-188
P. M. Sander. 1992. The Norian Plateosaurus bonebeds of central Europe and their taphonomy. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 93:255-296
F. v. Huene. 1934. Ein neuer Coelurosaurier in der thüringischen Trias [A new coelurosaur in the Thuringian Trias]. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 16(3/4):145-170 DOI ↗