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Megalonychidae

family of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q3259942
Megalonychidae
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Megalonychidae

Summary

Megalonychidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Megalonychidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megalonychidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Megalonychidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Megalonychidae belongs to the parent taxon sloth[5].
  • Megalonychidae's scientific name is Megalonychidae[6].
  • Megalonychidae's Commons category is recorded as Megalonychidae[7].
  • Megalonychidae began on -35000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Megalonychidae ended on -11000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Megalonychidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megalonychidae[10].
  • Megalonychidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megalonychidae is Megalonychidae[6]. Megalonychidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Megalonychidae belongs to the parent taxon sloth[5].

Identifiers

Megalonychidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47098[12]. Megalonychidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227508[13]. Megalonychidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1662[14]. Megalonychidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6160[15]. Megalonychidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624871[16].

Why It Matters

Megalonychidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] Megalonychidae has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Megalonychidae is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → -11000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → —
    Parent taxon → sloth
    Image → Megalonyx wheatleyi skeleton & restoration.jpg
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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