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Gyrodus

genus of fishes (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1092164
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Gyrodus

Summary

Gyrodus is a fossil taxon[1]. Gyrodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gyrodus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Gyrodus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Gyrodus belongs to the parent taxon Pycnodontidae[5].
  • Gyrodus's scientific name is Gyrodus[6].
  • Gyrodus's Commons category is recorded as Gyrodus[7].
  • Gyrodus began on -205600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Gyrodus ended on -94300000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gyrodus is Gyrodus[6]. Gyrodus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Gyrodus is classified within Pycnodontidae[5].

Identifiers

Gyrodus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6759129[10].

Why It Matters

Gyrodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month).[2] Gyrodus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Gyrodus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Parent taxon → Pycnodontidae
    Start time → -205600000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 264754, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269449|batch #269449]]"
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