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Pycnodus

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Taxon fossil_taxon Q2844092
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Pycnodus

Summary

Pycnodus is a fossil taxon[1]. Pycnodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pycnodus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Pycnodus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pycnodus belongs to the parent taxon Pycnodontidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pycnodus is Pycnodus[6].
  • Pycnodus's Commons category is recorded as Pycnodus[7].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Pycnodus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 471373[8]. Pycnodus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4841559[9].

Why It Matters

Pycnodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] Pycnodus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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. [9] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Pycnodontidae
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P427]]: [[Q106511231]]"
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