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Protocyon

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q142407
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Protocyon

Summary

Protocyon is a fossil taxon[1]. Protocyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Protocyon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Protocyon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Protocyon belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Protocyon is Protocyon[6].
  • Protocyon began on -781000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Protocyon ended on -12000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Protocyon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4445235[9]. Protocyon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4833505[10].

Why It Matters

Protocyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2] Protocyon has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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.

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  1. 18d ago · Monsieur X · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Canidae
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    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: MPCN Villa Escolar. Perro prehistórico. Fotografía 1.jpg"
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