Homotherium

extinct genus of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q132606
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Homotherium

Summary

Homotherium is a fossil taxon[1]. Homotherium ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Homotherium's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Homotherium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Homotherium is classified within Homotherini[5].
  • Homotherium's location of discovery is recorded as North America[6].
  • Homotherium's location of discovery is recorded as South America[7].
  • Homotherium's location of discovery is recorded as Eurasia[8].
  • Homotherium's location of discovery is recorded as Africa[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Homotherium is Homotherium[10].
  • Homotherium's Commons category is recorded as Homotherium[11].
  • Homotherium began on -4000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Homotherium ended on -12000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Homotherium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homotherium[14].
  • Homotherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'scimitar-toothed cat'}[15].
  • Homotherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'scimitar cat'}[16].
  • Homotherium's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.1'}[17].
  • Homotherium's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+190'}[18].
  • Homotherium's has works in the collection is recorded as Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles[19].

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Classification

Homotherium's scientific name is Homotherium[10]. Homotherium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Homotherium is classified within Homotherini[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'scimitar-toothed cat'}[15] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'scimitar cat'}[16].

Identifiers

Homotherium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 339613[20]. Homotherium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4444328[21]. Homotherium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4834007[22].

Why It Matters

Homotherium ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).[2] Homotherium has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Homotherium is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time -12000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Topic's main category Category:Homotherium
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558503705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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