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Sanctacaris

extinct genus of arthropods
Taxon fossil_taxon Q20672511
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Sanctacaris

Summary

Sanctacaris is a fossil taxon[1]. Sanctacaris ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sanctacaris's image is recorded as 20191019 Sanctacaris uncata.png[3].
  • Sanctacaris's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Sanctacaris's taxon rank is recorded as genus[5].
  • Sanctacaris's parent taxon is recorded as Sanctacarididae[6].
  • Sanctacaris's taxon name is recorded as Sanctacaris[7].
  • Sanctacaris's Commons category is recorded as Sanctacaris[8].
  • Sanctacaris's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 18946[9].
  • Sanctacaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4884677[10].
  • Sanctacaris's time period is recorded as Middle Cambrian[11].
  • Sanctacaris's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1298380[12].

Why It Matters

Sanctacaris ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] Sanctacaris has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Sanctacaris is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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] ↑ . A restudy of Utahcaris orion (Euarthropoda) from the Spence Shale (Middle Cambrian, Utah, USA). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sanctacaris. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctacaris
MLA “Sanctacaris.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctacaris.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sanctacaris_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sanctacaris}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctacaris}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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