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Metriorhynchidae

extinct family of crocodylomorphs
Taxon fossil_taxon Q134271
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Metriorhynchidae

Summary

Metriorhynchidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Metriorhynchidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metriorhynchidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Metriorhynchidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Metriorhynchidae belongs to the parent taxon Crocodilia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Metriorhynchidae is Metriorhynchidae[6].
  • Metriorhynchidae's Commons category is recorded as Thalattosuchia[7].
  • Metriorhynchidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metriorhynchidae[8].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Metriorhynchidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4472927[9]. Metriorhynchidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238573[10].

Why It Matters

Metriorhynchidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] Metriorhynchidae has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Metriorhynchidae is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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. [9] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . 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. 23d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Crocodilia
    Temporal range start → Q500054
    Topic's main category → Category:Metriorhynchidae
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P523]]: [[Q500054]]"
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