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Oplosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q4765905
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Oplosaurus

Summary

Oplosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Oplosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oplosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Oplosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Oplosaurus is classified within Saurischia[5].
  • Oplosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Camarasauridae[6].
  • Oplosaurus's scientific name is Oplosaurus[7].
  • Oplosaurus began on -130000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Oplosaurus ended on -125000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

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Classification

Oplosaurus's scientific name is Oplosaurus[7]. Oplosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Saurischia[5] and Camarasauridae[6].

Identifiers

Oplosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531393[10]. Oplosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822838[11].

Why It Matters

Oplosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] Oplosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Oplosaurus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . 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. 6d ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → -130000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Taxon rank → genus
    End time → —
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Oplosaurus"
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