Genus
Valid Extinct

Thanos

Delcourt and Iori 2020

Thanos is a genus of carnivorous brachyrostran abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in Brazil during the Santonian stage of the late Cretaceous Period. It contains only a single species known as T. simonattoi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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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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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Brachyrostra Unranked clade
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Thanos Genus
Measurements
Length
5,5 m ⓘ
Thanos simonattoi
Mass
630 kg ⓘ
Thanos simonattoi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
Geological formations
São José do Rio Preto
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Thanos simonattoi 86 Ma
Images 4
Bibliography
Original description
R. Delcourt and F. V. Iori. 2020. A new Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from São José do Rio Preto Formation, Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and comments on the Bauru Group fauna. Historical Biology 32(7):917-924 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Delcourt and F. V. Iori. 2020. A new Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from São José do Rio Preto Formation, Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and comments on the Bauru Group fauna. Historical Biology 32(7):917-924 DOI ↗