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Pliosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q134771
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Pliosaurus

Summary

Pliosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Pliosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,856 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pliosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Pliosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pliosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Pliosauridae[5].
  • Pliosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Kimmeridge Clay Formation[6].
  • Pliosaurus's scientific name is Pliosaurus[7].
  • Pliosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Pliosaurus[8].
  • Pliosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[9].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pliosaurus is Pliosaurus[7]. Pliosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pliosaurus is classified within Pliosauridae[5].

Identifiers

Pliosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823616[10].

Why It Matters

Pliosaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,856 views/month).[2] Pliosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Pliosaurus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Location of discovery → Kimmeridge Clay Formation
    Length → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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