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Megafaunal wolf

extinct species of carnivore
Taxon fossil_taxon Q20720561
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Megafaunal wolf

Summary

Megafaunal wolf is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megafaunal wolf's image is recorded as Canis lupus spelaeus holotype.jpg[3].
  • Megafaunal wolf's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Megafaunal wolf's taxon rank is recorded as subspecies[5].
  • Megafaunal wolf's parent taxon is recorded as Canis lupus[6].
  • Megafaunal wolf's taxon name is recorded as Canis cf. lupus[7].
  • Megafaunal wolf's subclass of is recorded as prehistoric mammal[8].
  • Megafaunal wolf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012r4vb9[9].
  • Megafaunal wolf's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. cf. lupus'}[10].
  • Megafaunal wolf's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 44860[11].

Why It Matters

Megafaunal wolf ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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