Velociraptor

Summary

Velociraptor is a fossil taxon^[1]. Velociraptor ranks in the top 0.12% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,355 views/month, #12 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Velociraptor's image is recorded as Fred Wierum Velociraptor.png^[3].
• Velociraptor's image is recorded as Velociraptor skeleton white background.jpg^[4].
• Velociraptor's image is recorded as Velociraptor skull crâne 2.png^[5].
• Velociraptor's image is recorded as Velociraptor restraining an oviraptorosaur by durbed.jpg^[6].
• Velociraptor's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[7].
• Velociraptor's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[8].
• Velociraptor's parent taxon is recorded as Velociraptorinae^[9].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Djadochta Formation^[10].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Barun Goyot Formation^[11].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Bayan Mandahu Formation^[12].
• Velociraptor's location of discovery is recorded as Mongolia^[13].
• Velociraptor's taxon name is recorded as Velociraptor^[14].
• Velociraptor's Commons category is recorded as Velociraptor^[15].
• Velociraptor's start time is recorded as -75000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Velociraptor's end time is recorded as -71000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Velociraptor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07zy1^[18].
• Velociraptor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2866145^[19].
• Velociraptor's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 417378^[20].
• Velociraptor's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 38564^[21].
• Velociraptor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822951^[22].
• Velociraptor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velociraptor^[23].
• Velociraptor's Commons gallery is recorded as Velociraptor^[24].
• Velociraptor's main food source is recorded as carnivore^[25].
• Velociraptor's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Velociraptor^[26].
• Velociraptor's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as 4C66D2F1-0B8F-4816-B9D9-381EC264AFB7^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors^[28], a basketball team^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1995^[31], headquartered in Toronto^[32].

Why It Matters

Velociraptor ranks in the top 0.12% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,355 views/month, #12 of 9,701).^[2] Velociraptor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Velociraptor is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors^[28], a basketball team^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1995^[31], headquartered in Toronto^[32].