Thylacosmilus

Summary

Thylacosmilus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Thylacosmilus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thylacosmilus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Thylacosmilus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Thylacosmilus is classified within Thylacosmilidae^[5].
• Thylacosmilus's location of discovery is recorded as Catamarca Province^[6].
• Thylacosmilus's location of discovery is recorded as Entre Ríos Province^[7].
• Thylacosmilus's location of discovery is recorded as La Pampa^[8].
• Thylacosmilus's scientific name is Thylacosmilus^[9].
• Thylacosmilus's Commons category is recorded as Thylacosmilus^[10].
• Thylacosmilus began on -9000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Thylacosmilus ended on -3000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Thylacosmilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сумчатый саблезубый тигр'}^[13].
• Thylacosmilus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '袋劍虎'}^[14].
• Thylacosmilus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+120'}^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Thylacosmilus is Thylacosmilus^[9]. Thylacosmilus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Thylacosmilus is classified within Thylacosmilidae^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сумчатый саблезубый тигр'}^[13] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '袋劍虎'}^[14].

Identifiers

Thylacosmilus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4471572^[16]. Thylacosmilus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4834143^[17].

Why It Matters

Thylacosmilus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).^[2] Thylacosmilus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Thylacosmilus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]