Liliensternus
PeriodLate Triassic (210 Ma)
DietCarnivore
Length5 m
Weight200 kg
LocationGermany
ClassificationTheropoda
About Liliensternus
The largest predator of Late Triassic Europe. Carried a small crest on the skull and grasping clawed hands. Named for amateur paleontologist Hugo Ruehle von Lilienstern. Hunted in a landscape where crocodile line reptiles still outranked dinosaurs.
Size
5 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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