Litopterna

extinct clade of South American ungulates
Taxon fossil_taxon Q132153
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Litopterna

Summary

Litopterna is a fossil taxon[1]. Litopterna ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Litopterna's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Litopterna is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Litopterna belongs to the parent taxon Meridiungulata[5].
  • Litopterna's scientific name is Litopterna[6].
  • Litopterna's Commons category is recorded as Litopterna[7].
  • Litopterna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Litopterns[8].
  • Litopterna's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Litopterns'}[10].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Litopterns'}[11].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Litopternoj'}[12].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Litopternos'}[13].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Litopterni'}[14].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '滑距目'}[15].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Litopterny'}[16].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Litopternos'}[17].
  • Litopterna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Литоптерны'}[18].

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Classification

Litopterna's scientific name is Litopterna[6]. Litopterna is classified at the rank of order[4]. Litopterna is classified within Meridiungulata[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Litopterns'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Litopterns'}[11], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Litopternoj'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Litopternos'}[13], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Litopterni'}[14], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '滑距目'}[15].

Identifiers

Litopterna's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1563124[19]. Litopterna's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4471814[20].

Why It Matters

Litopterna ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,130 views/month).[2] Litopterna has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Litopterna is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', '
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Gnd id → 4663149-5
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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