Desmostylus

Summary

Desmostylus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Desmostylus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Desmostylus's image is recorded as Desmostylus2DB.jpg^[3].
• Desmostylus's image is recorded as Desmostylus BW.jpg^[4].
• Desmostylus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[5].
• Desmostylus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[6].
• Desmostylus's parent taxon is recorded as Desmostylidae^[7].
• Desmostylus's taxon name is recorded as Desmostylus^[8].
• Desmostylus's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00561489^[9].
• Desmostylus's Commons category is recorded as Desmostylus^[10].
• Desmostylus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dxy7m^[11].
• Desmostylus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4526588^[12].
• Desmostylus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 36958^[13].
• Desmostylus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4831540^[14].
• Desmostylus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1443427^[15].
• Desmostylus's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Desmostylus^[16].
• Desmostylus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780528618^[17].
• Desmostylus's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 3616362^[18].
• Desmostylus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 36958^[19].
• Desmostylus's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/f56e96cd-88d2-4c78-9d94-2f8a4a0c6720^[20].

Why It Matters

Desmostylus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2] Desmostylus has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]