Home › Entities › fossil_taxon › Placodus

Placodus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q138066
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Placodus

Summary

Placodus is a fossil taxon[1]. Placodus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Placodus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Placodus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Placodus is classified within Placodontidae[5].
  • Placodus's scientific name is Placodus[6].
  • Placodus's Commons category is recorded as Placodus[7].
  • Placodus began on -245000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Placodus ended on -235000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Placodus is Placodus[6]. Placodus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Placodus belongs to the parent taxon Placodontidae[5].

Identifiers

Placodus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238533[10].

Why It Matters

Placodus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Placodus is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Placodus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/placodus
MLA “Placodus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/placodus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_placodus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Placodus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/placodus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Placodus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/placodus (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/placodus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Placodontidae
    Start time → -245000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → —
    Start time → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P225]]: Placodus"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.