Protocetus

Summary

Protocetus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Protocetus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Protocetus's image is recorded as Protocetus BW.jpg^[3].
• Protocetus's image is recorded as Protocetus atavus skull.jpg^[4].
• Protocetus's image is recorded as Protocetus.jpg^[5].
• Protocetus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[6].
• Protocetus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[7].
• Protocetus's parent taxon is recorded as Protocetinae^[8].
• Protocetus's taxon name is recorded as Protocetus^[9].
• Protocetus's Commons category is recorded as Protocetus^[10].
• Protocetus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 36833^[11].
• Protocetus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832593^[12].
• Protocetus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1313400^[13].
• Protocetus's size comparison diagram is recorded as Protocetus size.png^[14].
• Protocetus's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 4942551^[15].
• Protocetus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 36833^[16].

Why It Matters

Protocetus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2] Protocetus has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]