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Megantereon

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q133945
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Megantereon

Summary

Megantereon is a fossil taxon[1]. Megantereon ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megantereon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Megantereon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Megantereon is classified within Smilodontini[5].
  • Megantereon's scientific name is Megantereon[6].
  • Megantereon's Commons category is recorded as Megantereon[7].
  • Megantereon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megantereon[8].

Body

Classification

Megantereon's scientific name is Megantereon[6]. Megantereon is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Megantereon belongs to the parent taxon Smilodontini[5].

Identifiers

Megantereon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4444368[9]. Megantereon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4833945[10].

Why It Matters

Megantereon ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2] Megantereon has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Megantereon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles du Département du Puy-de-Dome. books.google.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Smilodontini
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Temporal range start → Q6495247
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P523]]: [[Q6495247]]"
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