Lophostropheus Airelensis

Meet Lophostropheus:

Lophostropheus Airelensis (Crested Vertabrate) is a genus of Coelophysid from the Triassic/Jurassic boundary. It's classification has been disputed since its discovery in 1968, and it was first desscribed as a specimen of Halticosaurus. Ananotomical differences, such as ball connection to the front of its neck vertebrae, a socket connection to the front of its tail vertebrae, and a vertical ridge on the ilium suggest oit is its own genus. It also has prominent crests on the tops and bottoms of its neck vertebrate, which it is named for.

Despite appearances, it is more closely related to the small Triassic  predator Coelophysis then to the similarly sized Liliensternus. Lophostropheus is one of the few predators from the Triassic/Jurassic boundary. This coelophysid was big by family standards, stretching 5 meters and weighing 800 Pounds. Being this large enabled it to tackle the prosauropods and other animals that coexisted with it.