Mesozoic

second erathem and era of the Phanerozoic Eonothem and Eon
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Mesozoic

Summary

Mesozoic is an era[1]. Mesozoic ranks in the top 1% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,644 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mesozoic's instance of is recorded as era[3].
  • Mesozoic's instance of is recorded as erathem[4].
  • Mesozoic followed Paleozoic[5].
  • Mesozoic was followed by Cenozoic[6].
  • Mesozoic is part of Phanerozoic[7].
  • Mesozoic is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
  • Mesozoic's Commons category is recorded as Mesozoic[9].
  • Mesozoic's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 67C5CA[10].
  • Mesozoic comprises Triassic[11].
  • Mesozoic comprises Jurassic[12].
  • Mesozoic comprises Cretaceous[13].
  • Mesozoic began on -251902000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Mesozoic ended on -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Mesozoic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mesozoic[16].
  • Mesozoic's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Mesozoic[17].
  • Mesozoic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Mesozoic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • Mesozoic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Mesozoic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[21].
  • Mesozoic's named by is recorded as John Phillips[22].
  • Mesozoic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • Mesozoic's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Geology[24].
  • Mesozoic's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Palaeontology[25].
  • Mesozoic's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Dinosaurs[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include era[3] and erathem[4].

Use and Application

Components include Triassic[11], a period[27]; Jurassic[12], a period[28]; and Cretaceous[13], a period[29]. Part of include Phanerozoic[7], an eon[30] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].

Why It Matters

Mesozoic ranks in the top 1% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,644 views/month).[2] Mesozoic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Mesozoic is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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