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Leptocleidus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q41154953
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Summary

Leptocleidus is a fossil taxon[1]. Leptocleidus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leptocleidus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Leptocleidus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Leptocleidus is classified within Leptocleididae[5].
  • Leptocleidus's location of discovery is recorded as Cape Province[6].
  • Leptocleidus's location of discovery is recorded as British Isles[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Leptocleidus is Leptocleidus[8].
  • Leptocleidus's Commons category is recorded as Leptocleidus[9].
  • Leptocleidus began on -140000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Leptocleidus ended on -125000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Leptocleidus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+3'}[12].
  • Leptocleidus dates from the Cretaceous[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Leptocleidus is Leptocleidus[8]. Leptocleidus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Leptocleidus is classified within Leptocleididae[5].

Why It Matters

Leptocleidus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2] Leptocleidus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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] ↑ . Description of a New Plesiosaur from the Weald Clay of Berwick (Sussex). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}
    Parent taxon → Leptocleididae
    Time period → Cretaceous
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Homonymous taxon: Leptocleidus Müller, 1936"
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