Liliensternus
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 Liliensternus liliensterni
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Liliensternus was a slim coelophysoid theropod from the Triassic and Jurassic periods, between 215-200 mya. Liliensternus was originally found in 1934 in Germany and was named after a German scientist. Liliensternus was around 6 meters long and may have preyed on herbivores like Plateosaurus. It probably weighed around 400 kilograms.
The type species is Liliensternus liliensterni. A second species, Liliensternus airelensis, which had an extra pair of cervical pleurocoels, may be a separate genus, according to Rauhut and Hungerbuhler, 2000.
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