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Talos

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q133246
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Talos

Summary

Talos is a fossil taxon[1]. Talos ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Talos's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Talos is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Talos is named after Talos[5].
  • Talos belongs to the parent taxon Troodontidae[6].
  • Talos's location of discovery is recorded as Kaiparowits Formation[7].
  • Talos's scientific name is Talos[8].
  • Talos's Commons category is recorded as Talos (dinosaur)[9].
  • Talos began on -75950000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Talos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Talos (dinosaur)[11].
  • Talos's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}[12].
  • Talos's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+38'}[13].

Body

Classification

Talos's scientific name is Talos[8]. Talos is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Talos belongs to the parent taxon Troodontidae[6].

Discovery and Description

Talos is named after Talos[5].

Identifiers

Talos's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42332920[14]. Talos's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8655595[15].

Why It Matters

Talos ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] Talos has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Talos is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A new troodontid theropod, Talos sampsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous Western Interior Basin of North America. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Talos (dinosaur)
    Instance of → —
    Location of discovery → Kaiparowits Formation
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P171]]: [[Q137760830]]"
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