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Janjucetus

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q135674
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Janjucetus

Summary

Janjucetus is a fossil taxon[1]. Janjucetus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Janjucetus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Janjucetus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Jan Juc is named after Janjucetus[5].
  • Janjucetus belongs to the parent taxon Mammalodontidae[6].
  • Janjucetus's scientific name is Janjucetus[7].
  • Janjucetus's Commons category is recorded as Janjucetus[8].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Janjucetus is Janjucetus[7]. Janjucetus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Janjucetus is classified within Mammalodontidae[6].

Discovery and Description

Jan Juc is named after Janjucetus[5].

Identifiers

Janjucetus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4528341[9]. Janjucetus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4970862[10].

Why It Matters

Janjucetus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] Janjucetus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Janjucetus is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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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  1. 4w ago · Leptictidium · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Time period → Q502171
    Named after → Jan Juc
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q502171]]"
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