Australopithecus

extinct genus of human ancestors (Hominidae)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q103237
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Australopithecus

Summary

Australopithecus is a fossil taxon[1]. Australopithecus ranks in the top 0.28% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month, #27 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australopithecus's image is recorded as Australopithecus afarensis („Lucy) Rekonstruktion.jpg[3].
  • Australopithecus's image is recorded as Australopithecus couple.jpg[4].
  • Australopithecus's image is recorded as Australopithecus sediba (Fundort Malapa).jpg[5].
  • Australopithecus's image is recorded as Australopithecus Afarensis - Transparent Background.png[6].
  • Australopithecus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[7].
  • Australopithecus's taxon rank is recorded as genus[8].
  • Australopithecus's parent taxon is recorded as Australopithecinae[9].
  • Australopithecus's parent taxon is recorded as Australopithecine[10].
  • Australopithecus's taxon range map image is recorded as Map of the fossil sites of the early hominids (4.4-1M BP).svg[11].
  • Australopithecus's location of discovery is recorded as Sterkfontein[12].
  • Australopithecus's location of discovery is recorded as Taung[13].
  • Australopithecus's taxon name is recorded as Australopithecus[14].
  • Australopithecus's GND ID is recorded as 4518965-1[15].
  • Australopithecus's Commons category is recorded as Australopithecus[16].
  • Australopithecus's taxonomic type is recorded as Australopithecus africanus[17].
  • Australopithecus's start time is recorded as -4500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Australopithecus's end time is recorded as -1977000-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Australopithecus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gnvv[20].
  • Australopithecus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph704323[21].
  • Australopithecus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52570091[22].
  • Australopithecus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 32372[23].
  • Australopithecus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 40900[24].
  • Australopithecus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827673[25].
  • Australopithecus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Australopithecus[26].
  • Australopithecus's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300310416[27].

Why It Matters

Australopithecus ranks in the top 0.28% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month, #27 of 9,701).[2] Australopithecus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Australopithecus is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Human evolution: taxonomy and paleobiology. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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