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Megapterygius

extinct genus of mosasaur
Taxon fossil_taxon Q123766172
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Megapterygius

Summary

Megapterygius is a fossil taxon[1]. Megapterygius ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megapterygius's image is recorded as Megapterygius wakayamaensis.png[3].
  • Megapterygius's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Megapterygius's taxon rank is recorded as genus[5].
  • Megapterygius's parent taxon is recorded as Mosasaurinae[6].
  • Megapterygius's taxon name is recorded as Megapterygius[7].
  • Megapterygius's subclass of is recorded as marine reptile[8].
  • Megapterygius's Commons category is recorded as Megapterygius[9].
  • Megapterygius's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as 881623A3-C4D5-42B1-8C84-467A4945C1DA[10].
  • Megapterygius's time period is recorded as Maastrichtian[11].
  • Megapterygius's time period is recorded as Mesozoic[12].
  • Megapterygius's IRMNG ID is recorded as 11934700[13].
  • Megapterygius's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 483187[14].

Why It Matters

Megapterygius ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2] Megapterygius has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Megapterygius is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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