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Sphenodus

extinct genus of sharks from the Jurassic
Taxon fossil_taxon Q26996004
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Sphenodus

Summary

Sphenodus is a fossil taxon[1]. Sphenodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphenodus's image is recorded as Sphenodus nitidus head.jpg[3].
  • Sphenodus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Sphenodus's taxon rank is recorded as genus[5].
  • Sphenodus's parent taxon is recorded as Orthacodontidae[6].
  • Sphenodus's taxon name is recorded as Sphenodus[7].
  • Sphenodus's Commons category is recorded as Sphenodus[8].
  • Sphenodus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 34532[9].
  • Sphenodus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4824985[10].
  • Sphenodus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1341675[11].

Why It Matters

Sphenodus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

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] ↑ . Description des fossiles du terrain néocomien des Voirons. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sphenodus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sphenodus
MLA “Sphenodus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sphenodus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sphenodus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sphenodus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sphenodus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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