Genus
Valid Extinct

Talos

Zanno et al. 2011

In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus or Talon, was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.

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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The Giant Talos armed with a stone. Silver didrachm from Phaistos, Crete (ca. 300/280-270 BC), obverse. © Unknown artistUnknown artist · Public domain · Wikimedia
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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
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 3
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 ↗