Allosaurus

extinct genus of theropod dinosaurs (Theropoda)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q14400
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Allosaurus

Summary

Allosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Allosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Allosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Allosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Allosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Allosaurinae[5].
  • Allosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry[6].
  • Allosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Garden Park[7].
  • Allosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Dinosaur National Monument[8].
  • Allosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Dry Mesa Quarry[9].
  • Allosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Portugal[10].
  • Allosaurus's scientific name is Allosaurus[11].
  • Allosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Allosaurus[12].
  • The taxonomic type of Allosaurus is Allosaurus fragilis[13].
  • Allosaurus began on -155000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Allosaurus ended on -145000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Allosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Allosaurus[16].
  • Allosaurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Allosaurus[17].
  • Allosaurus's main food source is recorded as carnivore[18].
  • Allosaurus's taxon synonym is recorded as Madsenius[19].
  • Allosaurus's taxon synonym is recorded as Wyomingraptor[20].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ألوصور'}[21].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Алозавър'}[22].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Al·losaure'}[23].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Αλλόσαυρος'}[24].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Alosaŭro'}[25].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Allosaure'}[26].
  • Allosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אלוזאור שברירי'}[27].

Body

Classification

Allosaurus's scientific name is Allosaurus[11]. Allosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Allosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Allosaurinae[5]. The taxonomic type of Allosaurus is Allosaurus fragilis[13]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ألوصور'}[21], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Алозавър'}[22], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Al·losaure'}[23], {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Αλλόσαυρος'}[24], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Alosaŭro'}[25], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Allosaure'}[26].

Identifiers

Allosaurus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 496371[28]. Allosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4433671[29]. Allosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822587[30].

Why It Matters

Allosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Allosaurus is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category Category:Allosaurus
    Location of discovery Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Garden Park, Dinosaur National Monument +2
    Taxonomic type Allosaurus fragilis
    Instance of fossil taxon
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