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Megalosauridae

extinct family of theropod dinosaurs (Theropoda)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131632
Megalosauridae
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Megalosauridae

Summary

Megalosauridae is a fossil taxon[1]. Megalosauridae has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Megalosauridae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Megalosauridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Megalosauridae belongs to the parent taxon Megalosauria[5].
  • Megalosauridae's scientific name is Megalosauridae[6].
  • Megalosauridae's Commons category is recorded as Megalosauridae[7].
  • Megalosauridae began on -170000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Megalosauridae ended on -148000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Megalosauridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megalosauridae[10].

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Classification

Megalosauridae's scientific name is Megalosauridae[6]. Megalosauridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Megalosauridae is classified within Megalosauria[5].

Identifiers

Megalosauridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531458[11]. Megalosauridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822660[12].

Why It Matters

Megalosauridae has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Megalosauridae is known by 31 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. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i44325
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01717890-n
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  2. 13w ago · Paucabot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Q45805
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q45805]]"
  3. 16w ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Megalosauria
    Start time → —
    End time → —
    Temporal range start → Q500054
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P523]]: [[Q500054]]"
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