Mignon Talbot

1869 - 1950  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Mignon Talbot
  Born	16 Aug 1869	Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	1910
  	Paleontologist and professor at Mount Holyoke college.
  		Podokesaurus holyokensis. In 1910 Migon discovered a fossilized dinosaur that she named Podokesaurus holyokensis which means, "swift-footed lizard of Holyoke".
  		Podokesaurus. A reconstruction of Podokesaurus based upon the few parts that were found. The specimen was photographed and a cast was made of it at Yale University. Unfortunately the original was destroyed when Williston Hall at Mount Holyoke was destroyed by a fire. Unfortunately her fossil is so far the only one discovered of this species. Picture from the Danish book; "Dansk ornithologisk forenings tidsskrift". Published in Denmark in 1907
  		Bone Wars (19) The "Bone Wars" of the 1870's and other significant paleontologist in this tree.
  Died	18 Jul 1950	South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  		Migion Talbot Death Notice. The Daily Times, Mamaroneck, New York, July 19, 1950 Page 9.
  Biographical Information	2022
  	In 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a law making Podokesaurus holyokensis the official state dinosaur.
  		Dinosaur Bill Clears Hurdle 1. The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts, Thursday, September16, 2021. Pages 1 & 9 section A.
  		Dinosaur Bill Clears Hurdle 2. The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts, Thursday, September16, 2021. Pages 1 & 9 section A.
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  Person ID	I57712	Nagel
  Last Modified	8 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Talbot,   b. 26 Apr 1790, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 1834  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Ann Watrous,   b. 8 Feb 1790, Colchester, New London, Connecticut
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Sep 1817	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F17027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Aug 1869 - Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa Died - 18 Jul 1950 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Mignon Talbot. Mignon Talbot.
  		Mignon Talbot. In 1910 Mignon Talbot became the first woman to discover a non-bird dinosaur, the Podokesaurus. This discovery made Talbot the first woman to find and describe a dinosaur. Podokesaurus is shown here in silhouette with a human and a cat for scale.