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Astrapotherium

extinct genus of astrapotheres (South America)
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Summary

Astrapotherium is a fossil taxon[1]. Astrapotherium ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Astrapotherium's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Astrapotherium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Astrapotherium is classified within Astrapotheriinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Astrapotherium is Astrapotherium[6].
  • Astrapotherium took place at South America[7].
  • Astrapotherium's Commons category is recorded as Astrapotherium[8].
  • Astrapotherium began on -21000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Astrapotherium ended on -15700000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Astrapotherium dates from the Miocene[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Astrapotherium is Astrapotherium[6]. Astrapotherium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Astrapotherium is classified within Astrapotheriinae[5].

Distribution

Astrapotherium took place at South America[7].

Identifiers

Astrapotherium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4524822[12]. Astrapotherium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4825531[13].

Why It Matters

Astrapotherium ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[2] Astrapotherium has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Astrapotherium is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . paleobiodb.org. Retrieved . paleobiodb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → -15700000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Start time → —
    Time period → Miocene
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon range: South America"
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