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Sarcosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q134634
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Sarcosaurus

Summary

Sarcosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Sarcosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sarcosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Sarcosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sarcosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Coelophysoidea[5].
  • Sarcosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as England[6].
  • Sarcosaurus's scientific name is Sarcosaurus[7].
  • Sarcosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Sarcosaurus[8].
  • Sarcosaurus's main food source is recorded as carnivore[9].
  • Sarcosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.0'}[10].
  • Sarcosaurus dates from the Early Jurassic[11].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sarcosaurus is Sarcosaurus[7]. Sarcosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sarcosaurus is classified within Coelophysoidea[5].

Identifiers

Sarcosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4533732[12]. Sarcosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822607[13].

Why It Matters

Sarcosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] Sarcosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Sarcosaurus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Main food source → carnivore
    Time period → Early Jurassic
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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