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Pelagornithidae

family of birds (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q143473
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Pelagornithidae

Summary

Pelagornithidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Pelagornithidae ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pelagornithidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Pelagornithidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Pelagornithidae belongs to the parent taxon Pelecaniformes[5].
  • Pelagornithidae's scientific name is Pelagornithidae[6].
  • Pelagornithidae's Commons category is recorded as Pelagornithidae[7].
  • Pelagornithidae began on -62000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Pelagornithidae ended on -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Pelagornithidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelagornithidae[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pelagornithidae is Pelagornithidae[6]. Pelagornithidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Pelagornithidae belongs to the parent taxon Pelecaniformes[5].

Identifiers

Pelagornithidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4434006[11]. Pelagornithidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3242304[12].

Why It Matters

Pelagornithidae ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2] Pelagornithidae has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Pelagornithidae is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jlwoodwa · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → —
    End time → -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Parent taxon → Pelecaniformes
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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