Pliosaurus

Summary

Pliosaurus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Pliosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pliosaurus's image is recorded as Pliosaurus restoration 2019.jpg^[3].
• Pliosaurus's image is recorded as Dinosaurium, Pliosaurus rossicus 1.jpg^[4].
• Pliosaurus's image is recorded as Pliosaurus brachydeirus flipper (cast), Wrexham Museum (3)..JPG^[5].
• Pliosaurus's image is recorded as Pliosaurus jaw.jpg^[6].
• Pliosaurus's image is recorded as Pliosaurus kevani restoration.png^[7].
• Pliosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[8].
• Pliosaurus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[9].
• Pliosaurus's parent taxon is recorded as Pliosauridae^[10].
• Pliosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Kimmeridge Clay Formation^[11].
• Pliosaurus's taxon name is recorded as Pliosaurus^[12].
• Pliosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Pliosaurus^[13].
• Pliosaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g_n4h^[14].
• Pliosaurus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 36505^[15].
• Pliosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823616^[16].
• Pliosaurus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Predator-X^[17].
• Pliosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[18].
• Pliosaurus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1320561^[19].
• Pliosaurus's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Pliosaurus^[20].
• Pliosaurus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776391333^[21].
• Pliosaurus's De Agostini ID is recorded as Pliosaurus^[22].
• Pliosaurus's Taxonomicon ID is recorded as 1243053^[23].
• Pliosaurus's size comparison diagram is recorded as Pliosaurus size chart.png^[24].
• Pliosaurus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 255057^[25].

Why It Matters

Pliosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).^[2] Pliosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Pliosaurus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]