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Scaphognathus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q132544
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Scaphognathus

Summary

Scaphognathus is a fossil taxon[1]. Scaphognathus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scaphognathus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Scaphognathus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scaphognathus belongs to the parent taxon Rhamphorhynchidae[5].
  • Scaphognathus's location of discovery is recorded as Solnhofen Limestone[6].
  • Scaphognathus's scientific name is Scaphognathus[7].
  • Scaphognathus's Commons category is recorded as Scaphognathus[8].
  • Scaphognathus began on -155700000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Scaphognathus ended on -150800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Scaphognathus's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.9'}[11].

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Classification

Scaphognathus's scientific name is Scaphognathus[7]. Scaphognathus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Scaphognathus is classified within Rhamphorhynchidae[5].

Identifiers

Scaphognathus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238832[12].

Why It Matters

Scaphognathus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2] Scaphognathus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Scaphognathus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . 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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  1. 2h ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    End time → -150800000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'j
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10907]]: 38477"
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