Talarurus
TAL-ah-ROOR-us /ˌtæləˈrʊərəs/
Accepted genus
wicker-basket tail
- talaros · Greek · wicker basket
- oura · Greek · tail
Talarurus combines the Greek words for "wicker basket" and "tail". Maleev chose the name because of the tail's basket-like, interlocked look. The type species is Talarurus plicatospineus. It was an armoured ankylosaurid with a tail club.
- Named by
- Maleev
- Year named
- 1952
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stages
- Cenomanian – Santonian
- Found in
- Bayan Shireh Formation, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Valid dinosaur genus, an ankylosaurid (armoured dinosaur). The exact stage range of the Bayan Shireh Formation is approximate and has been debated.