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Tanystropheus

extinct genus of archosauromorph reptiles
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131782
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Tanystropheus

Summary

Tanystropheus is a fossil taxon[1]. Tanystropheus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tanystropheus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Tanystropheus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Tanystropheus belongs to the parent taxon Tanystropheidae[5].
  • Tanystropheus's scientific name is Tanystropheus[6].
  • Tanystropheus's Commons category is recorded as Tanystropheus[7].
  • Tanystropheus began on -245000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Tanystropheus ended on -228000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Tanystropheus is Tanystropheus[6]. Tanystropheus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Tanystropheus belongs to the parent taxon Tanystropheidae[5].

Identifiers

Tanystropheus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4532608[10]. Tanystropheus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823442[11].

Why It Matters

Tanystropheus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).[2] Tanystropheus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Tanystropheus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    End time → —
    Gnd id → 7606784-1
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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