Genus
Valid Extinct

Talos

Zanno et al. 2011

Talos is an extinct genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period in the geographic area that is now Utah, United States. It is known from a single species, Talos sampsoni.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Talos
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A sculpture called 'Talos', Cambridge © Robert-brook · CC0 · Wikimedia
Talos
Talos
Talos
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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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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Troodontinae Subfamily
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Saurornithoidini Tribe
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Talos Genus
Measurements
Length
2 m ⓘ
1,4 m ⓘ
Talos sampsoni
Mass
38 kg ⓘ
9 kg ⓘ
Talos sampsoni
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Kaiparowits
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Talos sampsoni 84 Ma
Images 5
Bibliography
Original description
L. E. Zanno, D. J. Varricchio, and P. M. O.'Connor, A. L. Titus, M. J. Knell. 2011. A new troodontid theropod, Talos sampsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous Western Interior Basin of North America. PLoS ONE 6(9):e24487:1-20 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. E. Zanno, D. J. Varricchio, and P. M. O.'Connor, A. L. Titus, M. J. Knell. 2011. A new troodontid theropod, Talos sampsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous Western Interior Basin of North America. PLoS ONE 6(9):e24487:1-20 DOI ↗