Thanos

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By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2015, April 30). Thanos. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/thanos/

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Name

Thanos ‭(‬Named after the character from Marvel comics‭)‬.

Phonetic

Fan-os.

Named By

Rafael Delcourt‭ & ‬Fabiano Vidoi Iori‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Abelisauridae,‭ ‬Brachyrostra.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬simonattoi‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Brazil.

Time Period

Santonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial vertebrae.

In Depth

       Thanos is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬If the name is familiar,‭ ‬that is because this dinosaur is named after the character that appears in the Marvel comics universe.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New record of abelisauroid theropods from the Bauru Group‭ (‬Upper Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬S�o Paulo State,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia.‭ ‬17‭(‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬23‭–‬32.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬M�ndez,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lori‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014. -‭ ‬A new Abelisauridae‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from S�o Jos� do Rio Preto Formation,‭ ‬Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and comments on the Bauru Group fauna.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology:‭ ‬1‭–‬8.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rafael Delcourt‭ & ‬Fabiano Vidoi Iori‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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