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Deinosuchus

genus of a giant crocodylian
Taxon fossil_taxon Q133223
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Deinosuchus

Summary

Deinosuchus is a fossil taxon[1]. Deinosuchus ranks in the top 0.6% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,747 views/month, #58 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deinosuchus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Deinosuchus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Deinosuchus is classified within Alligatoroidea[5].
  • Deinosuchus's location of discovery is recorded as Kaiparowits Formation[6].
  • Deinosuchus's scientific name is Deinosuchus[7].
  • Deinosuchus's Commons category is recorded as Deinosuchus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Deinosuchus is Deinosuchus hatcheri[9].
  • Deinosuchus comprises Deinosuchus hatcheri[10].
  • Deinosuchus comprises Deinosuchus riograndensis[11].
  • Deinosuchus comprises Deinosuchus schwimmeri[12].
  • Deinosuchus comprises Deinosuchus rugosus[13].
  • Deinosuchus began on -82000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Deinosuchus ended on -73000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Deinosuchus is Deinosuchus[7]. Deinosuchus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Deinosuchus belongs to the parent taxon Alligatoroidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Deinosuchus is Deinosuchus hatcheri[9].

Identifiers

Deinosuchus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 543792[16]. Deinosuchus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4472733[17]. Deinosuchus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822222[18].

Why It Matters

Deinosuchus ranks in the top 0.6% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,747 views/month, #58 of 9,701).[2] Deinosuchus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Deinosuchus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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
    Has part(s) → Deinosuchus hatcheri, Deinosuchus riograndensis, Deinosuchus schwimmeri +1
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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