#liliensternus

finished The Dinosaurs, so I'm sketching a few beasties shown there

Detailed sketch of the famous Late Triassic theropod Coelophysis bauri. Many remains of this dinosaur, including complete skeletons, have been found on a Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Coelophysis was a three-meter-tall predator with a light build, a small body and a long neck and tail. There were numerous small knife-shaped teeth in the long and thin jaws. Bones of small reptiles were found inside some of the skeletons, which were believed to be Coelophysis chicks. Because of this, it gained fame as a cannibal dinosaur. Later it turned out that the victims were terrestrial crocodylomorphs like Hesperosuchus. Another specimen still has evidence of cannibalism - regurgitated tooth and bones of a baby Coelophysis next to the jaws. For a long time, it was believed that gracile and robust individuals existed, possibly being males and females, but later research showed that this was the result of varying growth and intraspecific variability.

Liliensternus a late triasic cousin of the famous dilophosaurus!

It’s available on my redbubble and as keychains on my ACGGoods.