Ichthyosaurus
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Ichthyosaurus
Summary
Ichthyosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Ichthyosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ichthyosaurus is credited with the discovery of Mary Anning[3].
- Ichthyosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
- Ichthyosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[5].
- fish is named after Ichthyosaurus[6].
- Ichthyosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Ichthyosauridae[7].
- Ichthyosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Belgium[8].
- Ichthyosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as England[9].
- Ichthyosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Germany[10].
- Ichthyosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Switzerland[11].
- Ichthyosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Indonesia[12].
- Ichthyosaurus's scientific name is Ichthyosaurus[13].
- Ichthyosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Ichthyosaurus[14].
- Ichthyosaurus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1811[15].
- Ichthyosaurus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
- Ichthyosaurus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- Ichthyosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '魚龍'}[18].
- Ichthyosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[19].
- Ichthyosaurus dates from the Late Jurassic[20].
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Classification
Under binomial nomenclature, Ichthyosaurus is Ichthyosaurus[13]. Ichthyosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Ichthyosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Ichthyosauridae[7]. Ichthyosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '魚龍'}[18].
Discovery and Description
fish is named after Ichthyosaurus[6].
Identifiers
Ichthyosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 53865888[21]. Ichthyosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4818047[22].
Why It Matters
Ichthyosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month).[2] Ichthyosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Ichthyosaurus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]