Pakicetus

Summary

Pakicetus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Pakicetus ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pakicetus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Pakicetus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Pakicetus is classified within Pakicetidae^[5].
• Pakicetus is endemic to Pakistan^[6].
• Pakicetus's location of discovery is recorded as Pakistan^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Pakicetus is Pakicetus^[8].
• Pakicetus's Commons category is recorded as Pakicetus^[9].
• Pakicetus began on -52000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Pakicetus ended on -48000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Pakicetus's name in kana is recorded as パキケタス^[12].
• Pakicetus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[13].
• Pakicetus's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'پاکیسیٹس'}^[14].

Body

Classification

Pakicetus's scientific name is Pakicetus^[8]. Pakicetus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Pakicetus is classified within Pakicetidae^[5].

Distribution

Pakicetus is endemic to Pakistan^[6].

Identifiers

Pakicetus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4528193^[15]. Pakicetus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832588^[16].

Why It Matters

Pakicetus ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,785 views/month).^[2] Pakicetus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Pakicetus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]