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Poposaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q135726
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Poposaurus

Summary

Poposaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Poposaurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Poposaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Poposaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Poposaurus belongs to the parent taxon Poposauridae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Poposaurus is Poposaurus[6].
  • Poposaurus's Commons category is recorded as Poposaurus[7].
  • Poposaurus began on -237000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Poposaurus ended on -216000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Poposaurus dates from the Carnian[10].
  • Poposaurus dates from the Norian[11].

Body

Classification

Poposaurus's scientific name is Poposaurus[6]. Poposaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Poposaurus belongs to the parent taxon Poposauridae[5].

Identifiers

Poposaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61143493[12]. Poposaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4819188[13].

Why It Matters

Poposaurus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2] Poposaurus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Poposaurus is known by 5 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. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . 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. 20d ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Time period → Carnian, Norian
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P8512]]: Poposaurus gracilis scale.svg"
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