Velociraptor

Summary

Velociraptor is a fossil taxon^[1]. Velociraptor ranks in the top 0.12% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,755 views/month, #12 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Velociraptor's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Velociraptor is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Velociraptor belongs to the parent taxon Velociraptorinae^[5].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Djadochta Formation^[6].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Barun Goyot Formation^[7].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Bayan Mandahu Formation^[8].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Mongolia^[9].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Velociraptor is Velociraptor^[10].
• Velociraptor's Commons category is recorded as Velociraptor^[11].
• Velociraptor began on -75000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Velociraptor ended on -71000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Velociraptor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velociraptor^[14].
• Velociraptor's Commons gallery is recorded as Velociraptor^[15].
• Velociraptor's main food source is recorded as carnivore^[16].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Velosiraptor'}^[17].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヴェロキラプトル'}^[18].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '벨로키랍토르'}^[19].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'เวโลซีแรปเตอร์'}^[20].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '伶盜龍'}^[21].
• Velociraptor is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'velociraptor'}^[22].
• Velociraptor's different from is recorded as Vasilopita^[23].
• Velociraptor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.07'}^[24].
• Velociraptor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.8'}^[25].
• Velociraptor's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.5'}^[26].
• Velociraptor's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+15'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Velociraptor is Velociraptor^[10]. Velociraptor is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Velociraptor is classified within Velociraptorinae^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Velosiraptor'}^[17], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヴェロキラプトル'}^[18], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '벨로키랍토르'}^[19], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'เวโลซีแรปเตอร์'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '伶盜龍'}^[21], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'velociraptor'}^[22].

Identifiers

Velociraptor's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123140^[28]. Velociraptor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2866145^[29]. Velociraptor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822951^[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors^[31], a basketball team^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1995^[34], headquartered in Toronto^[35].

Why It Matters

Velociraptor ranks in the top 0.12% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,755 views/month, #12 of 9,701).^[2] Velociraptor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Velociraptor is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors^[31], a basketball team^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1995^[34], headquartered in Toronto^[35].