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Darwinius masillae

species of mammal (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q20717740
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Darwinius masillae

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Darwinius masillae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Darwinius masillae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Messel pit is named after Darwinius masillae[5].
  • Darwinius masillae belongs to the parent taxon Darwinius[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Darwinius masillae is Darwinius masillae[7].
  • Darwinius masillae's Commons category is recorded as Darwinius[8].
  • Darwinius masillae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. masillae'}[9].
  • Darwinius masillae dates from the Middle Eocene[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Darwinius masillae is Darwinius masillae[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Darwinius[6].

Discovery and Description

Messel pit is named after Darwinius masillae[5].

Identifiers

Darwinius masillae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 13779377[11]. Darwinius masillae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4974569[12].

Why It Matters

Darwinius masillae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

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. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 21d ago · Yuriklim · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Described by source → Q21090063
    Parent taxon → Darwinius
    Named after → Messel pit
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q21090063]]"
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