Purgatorius

Summary

Purgatorius is a fossil taxon^[1]. Purgatorius ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Purgatorius's image is recorded as Purgatorius BW.jpg^[3].
• Purgatorius's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Purgatorius's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[5].
• Purgatorius's parent taxon is recorded as Plesiadapiformes^[6].
• Purgatorius's taxon name is recorded as Purgatorius^[7].
• Purgatorius's Commons category is recorded as Purgatorius^[8].
• Purgatorius's taxonomic type is recorded as Purgatorius unio^[9].
• Purgatorius's start time is recorded as -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Purgatorius's end time is recorded as -63000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Purgatorius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05yks1^[12].
• Purgatorius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4523644^[13].
• Purgatorius's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 40704^[14].
• Purgatorius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827521^[15].
• Purgatorius's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Purgatorius^[16].
• Purgatorius's time period is recorded as Danian^[17].
• Purgatorius's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1222176^[18].
• Purgatorius's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780367468^[19].
• Purgatorius's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 3607773^[20].
• Purgatorius's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 40704^[21].

Why It Matters

Purgatorius ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2] Purgatorius has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Purgatorius is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]