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Clidastes

genus of reptiles
Taxon fossil_taxon Q134597
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Clidastes

Summary

Clidastes is a fossil taxon[1]. Clidastes ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clidastes's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Clidastes is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Clidastes is classified within Mosasaurinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Clidastes is Clidastes[6].
  • Clidastes's Commons category is recorded as Clidastes[7].
  • Clidastes began on -85000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Clidastes ended on -80000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Clidastes's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[10].
  • Clidastes dates from the Late Cretaceous[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Clidastes is Clidastes[6]. Clidastes is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Clidastes belongs to the parent taxon Mosasaurinae[5].

Identifiers

Clidastes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4518645[12]. Clidastes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4819795[13].

Why It Matters

Clidastes ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] Clidastes has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Clidastes is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Time period → Late Cretaceous
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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