Amphicyon

Summary

Amphicyon is a fossil taxon^[1]. Amphicyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amphicyon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Amphicyon is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Amphicyon belongs to the parent taxon Amphicyoninae^[5].
• Amphicyon's location of discovery is recorded as Turkey^[6].
• Amphicyon's location of discovery is recorded as Europe^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Amphicyon is Amphicyon^[8].
• Amphicyon's Commons category is recorded as Amphicyon^[9].
• Amphicyon began on -16900000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Amphicyon ended on -2600000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Amphicyon's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}^[12].
• Amphicyon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+600'}^[13].

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Classification

Amphicyon's scientific name is Amphicyon^[8]. Amphicyon is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Amphicyon belongs to the parent taxon Amphicyoninae^[5].

Identifiers

Amphicyon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4524104^[14]. Amphicyon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4833388^[15].

Why It Matters

Amphicyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).^[2] Amphicyon has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Amphicyon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]