Archelon

Summary

Archelon is a monotypic fossil taxon^[1]. Archelon ranks in the top 1% of monotypic_fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Archelon's image is recorded as Archelon BW.jpg^[3].
• Archelon's image is recorded as Big fossil turtle.jpg^[4].
• Archelon's image is recorded as Archelon skeleton.jpg^[5].
• Archelon's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon^[6].
• Archelon's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[7].
• Archelon's parent taxon is recorded as Protostegidae^[8].
• Archelon's taxon name is recorded as Archelon^[9].
• Archelon's Commons category is recorded as Archelon^[10].
• Archelon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03r8m0^[11].
• Archelon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4522535^[12].
• Archelon's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 60935^[13].
• Archelon's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 36327^[14].
• Archelon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4818914^[15].
• Archelon's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 714345^[16].
• Archelon's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Archelon^[17].
• Archelon's time period is recorded as Late Cretaceous^[18].
• Archelon's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1310694^[19].
• Archelon's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Archelon^[20].
• Archelon's size comparison diagram is recorded as Size comparison.gif^[21].
• Archelon's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/6a68bf14-077b-4c28-9907-e06a54dc4bc7^[22].

Why It Matters

Archelon ranks in the top 1% of monotypic_fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).^[2] Archelon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Archelon is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]