Rhomaleosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q2462626
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Rhomaleosaurus

Summary

Rhomaleosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Rhomaleosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rhomaleosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Rhomaleosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Rhomaleosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Rhomaleosauridae[5].
  • Rhomaleosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Whitby Mudstone Formation[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Rhomaleosaurus is Rhomaleosaurus[7].
  • Rhomaleosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Rhomaleosaurus[8].
  • Rhomaleosaurus began on -183000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Rhomaleosaurus ended on -175600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Rhomaleosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}[11].
  • Rhomaleosaurus dates from the Early Jurassic[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Rhomaleosaurus is Rhomaleosaurus[7]. Rhomaleosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Rhomaleosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Rhomaleosauridae[5].

Identifiers

Rhomaleosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10509270[13]. Rhomaleosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823608[14].

Why It Matters

Rhomaleosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2] Rhomaleosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Rhomaleosaurus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Location of discovery Whitby Mudstone Formation
    Length {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}
    Taxon rank genus
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