Varanus priscus

Summary

Varanus priscus is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month, #85 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Varanus priscus's image is recorded as Varanus priscus Melbourne Museum.jpg^[3].
• Varanus priscus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Varanus priscus's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• Varanus priscus's parent taxon is recorded as Varanus^[6].
• Varanus priscus's location of discovery is recorded as Australia^[7].
• Varanus priscus's taxon name is recorded as Varanus priscus^[8].
• Varanus priscus's Commons category is recorded as Varanus priscus^[9].
• Varanus priscus's start time is recorded as -1500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Varanus priscus's end time is recorded as -40000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Varanus priscus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028gk7^[12].
• Varanus priscus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4518315^[13].
• Varanus priscus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 267210^[14].
• Varanus priscus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4820703^[15].
• Varanus priscus's taxon synonym is recorded as Varanus dirus^[16].
• Varanus priscus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. priscus'}^[17].
• Varanus priscus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[18].
• Varanus priscus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+320'}^[19].
• Varanus priscus's time period is recorded as Late Pleistocene^[20].
• Varanus priscus's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Varanus_priscus^[21].
• Varanus priscus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777808521^[22].

Why It Matters

Varanus priscus ranks in the top 0.88% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month, #85 of 9,701).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]