Plateosaurus

Summary

Plateosaurus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Plateosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,325 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plateosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Plateosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Plateosaurus is classified within Plateosauridae^[5].
• Plateosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as France^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Plateosaurus is Plateosaurus^[7].
• Plateosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Plateosaurus^[8].
• Plateosaurus began on -214000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Plateosaurus ended on -204000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Plateosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plateosaurus^[11].
• Plateosaurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Plateosaurus^[12].
• Plateosaurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore^[13].
• Plateosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'プラテオサウルス'}^[14].
• Plateosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '板龍'}^[15].
• Plateosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7.0'}^[16].
• Plateosaurus dates from the Late Triassic^[17].

Body

Classification

Plateosaurus's scientific name is Plateosaurus^[7]. Plateosaurus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Plateosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Plateosauridae^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'プラテオサウルス'}^[14] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '板龍'}^[15].

Identifiers

Plateosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531216^[18]. Plateosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3239102^[19].

Why It Matters

Plateosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,325 views/month).^[2] Plateosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Plateosaurus is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]