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Nigersaurus

extinct genus of sauropod dinosaurs (Sauropoda)
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Nigersaurus

Summary

Nigersaurus is a monotypic fossil taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Nigersaurus's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon[2].
  • Nigersaurus is classified at the rank of genus[3].
  • Nigersaurus belongs to the parent taxon Rebbachisauridae[4].
  • Nigersaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Algeria[5].
  • Nigersaurus's scientific name is Nigersaurus[6].
  • Nigersaurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore[7].
  • Nigersaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+15.0'}[8].
  • Nigersaurus dates from the Early Cretaceous[9].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Nigersaurus is Nigersaurus[6]. Nigersaurus is classified at the rank of genus[3]. Nigersaurus is classified within Rebbachisauridae[4].

Identifiers

Nigersaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47459013[10]. Nigersaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4821801[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Dinosaur", "Genus:Nigersaurus"]
    Wikidata description → extinct genus of sauropod dinosaurs (Sauropoda)
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxon name → Nigersaurus
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P171]]: [[Q21011931]]"
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