Perucetus

Summary

Perucetus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Perucetus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Perucetus's image is recorded as Perucetus colossus.png^[3].
• Perucetus's image is recorded as Perucetus colossus Holotype skeletal drawing.png^[4].
• Perucetus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[5].
• Perucetus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[6].
• Peru is named after Perucetus^[7].
• Perucetus's parent taxon is recorded as Basilosauridae^[8].
• Perucetus's taxon name is recorded as Perucetus^[9].
• Perucetus's Commons category is recorded as Perucetus^[10].
• Perucetus's taxonomic type is recorded as Perucetus colossus^[11].
• Perucetus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 568332^[12].
• Perucetus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 475539^[13].
• Perucetus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 12194349^[14].
• Perucetus's described by source is recorded as A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology^[15].
• Perucetus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17.0'}^[16].
• Perucetus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20.1'}^[17].
• Perucetus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+85'}^[18].
• Perucetus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+340'}^[19].
• Perucetus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 11928724^[20].
• Perucetus's size comparison diagram is recorded as Perucetus colossus (Scaled).png^[21].
• Perucetus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 475539^[22].

Why It Matters

Perucetus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).^[2] Perucetus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]