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Besanosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q829430
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Besanosaurus

Summary

Besanosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Besanosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Besanosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Besanosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Besano is named after Besanosaurus[5].
  • Besanosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Shastasauridae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Besanosaurus is Besanosaurus[7].
  • Besanosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Besanosaurus[8].
  • Besanosaurus began on -247200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Besanosaurus ended on -235000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Besanosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}[11].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Besanosaurus is Besanosaurus[7]. Besanosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Besanosaurus is classified within Shastasauridae[6].

Discovery and Description

Besano is named after Besanosaurus[5].

Identifiers

Besanosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4818063[12].

Why It Matters

Besanosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2] Besanosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Besanosaurus is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Besano

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    End time → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P8512]]: BesanosaurusDB15.jpg"
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