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Gorgonops

extinct genus of therapsids
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131690
Gorgonops
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Gorgonops

Summary

Gorgonops is a fossil taxon[1]. Gorgonops ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gorgonops's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Gorgonops is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Gorgonops is classified within Gorgonopidae[5].
  • Gorgonops's scientific name is Gorgonops[6].
  • Gorgonops's Commons category is recorded as Gorgonops[7].
  • Gorgonops began on -260000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Gorgonops ended on -254000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Gorgonops dates from the Lopingian[10].

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Classification

Gorgonops's scientific name is Gorgonops[6]. Gorgonops is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Gorgonops is classified within Gorgonopidae[5].

Identifiers

Gorgonops's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822450[11].

Why It Matters

Gorgonops ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2] Gorgonops has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Gorgonops is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
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    Time period → Lopingian
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P225]]: Gorgonops"
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