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Otarocyon

genus of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q583006
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Otarocyon

Summary

Otarocyon is a fossil taxon[1]. Otarocyon ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otarocyon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Otarocyon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Otarocyon is classified within Canidae[5].
  • Otarocyon's scientific name is Otarocyon[6].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Otarocyon is Otarocyon[6]. Otarocyon is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Otarocyon belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5].

Identifiers

Otarocyon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4445126[7]. Otarocyon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4833513[8].

Why It Matters

Otarocyon ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] Otarocyon has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Leptictidium · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Q101873
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Canidae
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q101873]]"
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