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Scutellosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131646
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Scutellosaurus

Summary

Scutellosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Scutellosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Scutellosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Scutellosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scutellosaurus is classified within Thyreophora[5].
  • Scutellosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as United States[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Scutellosaurus is Scutellosaurus[7].
  • Scutellosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Scutellosaurus[8].
  • Scutellosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scutellosaurus[9].
  • Scutellosaurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore[10].
  • Scutellosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.2'}[11].
  • Scutellosaurus dates from the Early Jurassic[12].

Body

Classification

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

Identifiers

Scutellosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47460286[13]. Scutellosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823154[14].

Why It Matters

Scutellosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Scutellosaurus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

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. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Main food source → herbivore
    Time period → Early Jurassic
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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