Perucetus colossus

Summary

Perucetus colossus is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Perucetus colossus's image is recorded as Perucetus colossus.png^[3].
• Perucetus colossus's image is recorded as Perucetus colossus life reconstruction.png^[4].
• Perucetus colossus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[5].
• Perucetus colossus's taxon rank is recorded as species^[6].
• Perucetus colossus's parent taxon is recorded as Perucetus^[7].
• Perucetus colossus's location of discovery is recorded as Peru^[8].
• Perucetus colossus's taxon name is recorded as Perucetus colossus^[9].
• Perucetus colossus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 2080496^[10].
• Perucetus colossus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 12265976^[11].
• Perucetus colossus's described by source is recorded as A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology^[12].
• Perucetus colossus's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Perucetus_colossus^[13].
• Perucetus colossus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 475541^[14].

Why It Matters

Perucetus colossus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]