Mesosaurus

Summary

Mesosaurus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Mesosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mesosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Mesosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Mesosaurus is classified within Mesosauridae^[5].
• Mesosaurus's scientific name is Mesosaurus^[6].
• Mesosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Mesosaurus^[7].
• Mesosaurus began on -299000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Mesosaurus ended on -280000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Mesosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mesosaurus^[10].
• Mesosaurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Mesosaurus^[11].
• Mesosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Middle lizard'}^[12].
• Mesosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メソサウルス'}^[13].
• Mesosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中龍'}^[14].
• Mesosaurus dates from the Permian^[15].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mesosaurus is Mesosaurus^[6]. Mesosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Mesosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Mesosauridae^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Middle lizard'}^[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メソサウルス'}^[13], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中龍'}^[14].

Identifiers

Mesosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4532617^[16]. Mesosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4816246^[17].

Why It Matters

Mesosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).^[2] Mesosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Mesosaurus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]