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Dinosaur: Talos sampsoni
| Length*: | 1.4 m | 4.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 9 kg | 20 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Zanno et al.
Year: 2011
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Utah
Formation: Kaiparowits
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton without skull. Referred teeth ? other fragments ?
References: Zanno, Varricchio, O’Connor, Titus and Knell, (2011). A new troodontid theropod, Talos sampsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous western interior basin of North America.
