Leedsichthys

Summary

Leedsichthys is a fossil taxon^[1]. Leedsichthys ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Leedsichthys's image is recorded as Leedsichtys092.jpg^[3].
• Leedsichthys's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Leedsichthys's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[5].
• Alfred Nicholson Leeds is named after Leedsichthys^[6].
• Leedsichthys's parent taxon is recorded as Holostei^[7].
• Leedsichthys's location of discovery is recorded as Oxford Clay Formation^[8].
• Leedsichthys's taxon name is recorded as Leedsichthys^[9].
• Leedsichthys's Commons category is recorded as Leedsichthys^[10].
• Leedsichthys's start time is recorded as -165000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Leedsichthys's end time is recorded as -152000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Leedsichthys's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10506013^[13].
• Leedsichthys's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 35203^[14].
• Leedsichthys's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4838393^[15].
• Leedsichthys's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}^[16].
• Leedsichthys's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+20'}^[17].
• Leedsichthys's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1294978^[18].
• Leedsichthys's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Leedsichthys^[19].
• Leedsichthys's size comparison diagram is recorded as Pachycormidae assortment.png^[20].
• Leedsichthys's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 3644083^[21].

Why It Matters

Leedsichthys ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2] Leedsichthys has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]