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Nyctosaurus

genus of pterosaurs
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Nyctosaurus

Summary

Nyctosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Nyctosaurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nyctosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Nyctosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Nyctosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Nyctosauridae[5].
  • Nyctosaurus's scientific name is Nyctosaurus[6].
  • Nyctosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Nyctosaurus[7].
  • Nyctosaurus began on -85000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Nyctosaurus ended on -84500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Body

Classification

Nyctosaurus's scientific name is Nyctosaurus[6]. Nyctosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Nyctosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Nyctosauridae[5].

Identifiers

Nyctosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47449528[10]. Nyctosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4818496[11].

Why It Matters

Nyctosaurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[2] Nyctosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Nyctosaurus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Saint-Mard

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    End time → -84500000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Start time → -85000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P8512]]: Nyctosaurus scale mmartyniuk wiki.png"
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