Polacanthus

Summary

Polacanthus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Polacanthus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Polacanthus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Polacanthus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Polacanthus belongs to the parent taxon Nodosauridae^[5].
• Polacanthus's location of discovery is recorded as England^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Polacanthus is Polacanthus^[7].
• Polacanthus's Commons category is recorded as Polacanthus^[8].
• Polacanthus began on -130000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Polacanthus ended on -125000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Polacanthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polacanthus^[11].
• Polacanthus's main food source is recorded as herbivore^[12].
• Polacanthus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5.0'}^[13].
• Polacanthus dates from the Early Cretaceous^[14].
• Polacanthus's taxon author citation is recorded as Fox, 1866^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Polacanthus is Polacanthus^[7]. Polacanthus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Polacanthus is classified within Nodosauridae^[5].

Identifiers

Polacanthus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4530913^[16]. Polacanthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823201^[17].

Why It Matters

Polacanthus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Polacanthus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]