Otodus

Summary

Otodus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Otodus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Otodus's image is recorded as Otodus obliquus multiple 021313.JPG^[3].
• Otodus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Otodus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[5].
• Otodus's parent taxon is recorded as Otodontidae^[6].
• Otodus's taxon name is recorded as Otodus^[7].
• Otodus's Commons category is recorded as Otodus^[8].
• Otodus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4zv_^[9].
• Otodus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4534780^[10].
• Otodus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 34621^[11].
• Otodus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4824544^[12].
• Otodus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 480173^[13].
• Otodus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1057047^[14].
• Otodus's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Otodus^[15].
• Otodus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779379463^[16].
• Otodus's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 3595198^[17].
• Otodus's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/60a68e0c-4246-4c4b-8d0c-8b5517d5dee0^[18].

Why It Matters

Otodus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).^[2] Otodus has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Otodus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]