Austrosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q135324
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Austrosaurus

Summary

Austrosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Austrosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Austrosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Austrosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Austrosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Titanosauria[5].
  • Austrosaurus is classified within Somphospondyli[6].
  • Austrosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Austrosaurus is Austrosaurus[8].
  • Austrosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Austrosaurus[9].
  • Austrosaurus began on -105000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Austrosaurus ended on -100500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Austrosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Austrosaurus[12].
  • Austrosaurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore[13].
  • Austrosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Austrosaurus {"southern lizard")'}[14].
  • Austrosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15.0'}[15].
  • Austrosaurus dates from the Early Cretaceous[16].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Austrosaurus is Austrosaurus[8]. Austrosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Titanosauria[5] and Somphospondyli[6]. Austrosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Austrosaurus {"southern lizard")'}[14].

Identifiers

Austrosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822747[17].

Why It Matters

Austrosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] Austrosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Austrosaurus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source herbivore
    Topic's main category Category:Austrosaurus
    Time period Early Cretaceous
    Start time -105000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P225]]: Austrosaurus"
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