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Plesiadapis

fossil genus of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1191111
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Plesiadapis

Summary

Plesiadapis is a fossil taxon[1]. Plesiadapis ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plesiadapis's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Plesiadapis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Plesiadapis belongs to the parent taxon Plesiadapidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Plesiadapis is Plesiadapis[6].
  • Plesiadapis's Commons category is recorded as Plesiadapis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Plesiadapis is Q141545372[8].
  • Plesiadapis's temporal range start is recorded as Thanetian[9].
  • Plesiadapis's temporal range end is recorded as Ypresian[10].
  • Plesiadapis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plesiadapis[11].
  • Plesiadapis's P14607 is recorded as RL5CY[12].

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Classification

Plesiadapis's scientific name is Plesiadapis[6]. Plesiadapis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Plesiadapis belongs to the parent taxon Plesiadapidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Plesiadapis is Q141545372[8].

Identifiers

Plesiadapis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454353[13].

Why It Matters

Plesiadapis ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] Plesiadapis has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Plesiadapis is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Jlwoodwa · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Irmng id → 1118044
    Taxon rank → genus
    Temporal range end → Ypresian
    Wikidata description → fossil genus of mammals
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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