Dacentrurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131760
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Dacentrurus

Summary

Dacentrurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Dacentrurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dacentrurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Dacentrurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Dacentrurus belongs to the parent taxon Dacentrurinae[5].
  • Dacentrurus's location of discovery is recorded as England[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dacentrurus is Dacentrurus[7].
  • Dacentrurus's Commons category is recorded as Dacentrurus[8].
  • Dacentrurus began on -154000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Dacentrurus ended on -150000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Dacentrurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore[11].
  • Dacentrurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.0'}[12].
  • Dacentrurus dates from the Late Jurassic[13].

Body

Classification

Dacentrurus's scientific name is Dacentrurus[7]. Dacentrurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Dacentrurus belongs to the parent taxon Dacentrurinae[5].

Identifiers

Dacentrurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238865[14].

Why It Matters

Dacentrurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month).[2] Dacentrurus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Dacentrurus is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . 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. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of fossil taxon
    Taxon rank genus
    Main food source herbivore
    Time period Late Jurassic
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