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Varanosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q135536
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Varanosaurus

Summary

Varanosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Varanosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Varanosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Varanosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Varanosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Ophiacodontidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Varanosaurus is Varanosaurus[6].
  • Varanosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Varanosaurus[7].
  • Varanosaurus began on -280000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Body

Classification

Varanosaurus's scientific name is Varanosaurus[6]. Varanosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Varanosaurus is classified within Ophiacodontidae[5].

Identifiers

Varanosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4819446[9].

Why It Matters

Varanosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2] Varanosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Varanosaurus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . 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. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank → genus
    Start time → -280000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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