Pteranodon

Summary

Pteranodon is a fossil taxon^[1]. Pteranodon ranks in the top 0.55% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month, #53 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pteranodon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Pteranodon is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Pteranodon belongs to the parent taxon Pteranodontinae^[5].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Kansas^[6].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Alabama^[7].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Nebraska^[8].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Wyoming^[9].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as South Dakota^[10].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Pierre Shale^[11].
• Pteranodon's location of discovery is recorded as Niobrara Formation^[12].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Pteranodon is Pteranodon^[13].
• Pteranodon's Commons category is recorded as Pteranodon^[14].
• Pteranodon began on -88000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Pteranodon ended on -80500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Pteranodon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pteranodon^[17].
• Pteranodon's Commons gallery is recorded as Pteranodon^[18].
• Pteranodon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[19].
• Pteranodon's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[20].
• Pteranodon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+93'}^[21].

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Classification

Pteranodon's scientific name is Pteranodon^[13]. Pteranodon is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Pteranodon is classified within Pteranodontinae^[5].

Identifiers

Pteranodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4532251^[22]. Pteranodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238847^[23]. Pteranodon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 983364^[24].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Pteranodon include Rodan^[25], a film character^[26].

Why It Matters

Pteranodon ranks in the top 0.55% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month, #53 of 9,701).^[2] Pteranodon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Pteranodon is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for Pteranodon include Rodan^[25], a film character^[26].