Edaphosaurus

Summary

Edaphosaurus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Edaphosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edaphosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Edaphosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Edaphosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Edaphosauridae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Edaphosaurus is Edaphosaurus^[6].
• Edaphosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Edaphosaurus^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Edaphosaurus is Edaphosaurus pogonias^[8].
• Edaphosaurus began on -303400000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Edaphosaurus ended on -272500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Edaphosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'エダフォサウルス'}^[11].
• Edaphosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '基龙'}^[12].
• Edaphosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[13].
• Edaphosaurus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+300'}^[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Edaphosaurus is Edaphosaurus^[6]. Edaphosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Edaphosaurus is classified within Edaphosauridae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Edaphosaurus is Edaphosaurus pogonias^[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'エダフォサウルス'}^[11] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '基龙'}^[12].

Identifiers

Edaphosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4530618^[15]. Edaphosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4819418^[16].

Why It Matters

Edaphosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).^[2] Edaphosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Edaphosaurus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]