Vinialesaurus

Summary

Vinialesaurus is a monotypic fossil taxon^[1]. Vinialesaurus draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #96 of 555).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vinialesaurus's image is recorded as Vinialesaurus caroli.png^[3].
• Vinialesaurus's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon^[4].
• Vinialesaurus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[5].
• Viñales is named after Vinialesaurus^[6].
• Vinialesaurus's parent taxon is recorded as Cryptoclididae^[7].
• Vinialesaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Jagua Formation^[8].
• Vinialesaurus's taxon name is recorded as Vinialesaurus^[9].
• Vinialesaurus's Commons category is recorded as Vinialesaurus^[10].
• Vinialesaurus's taxonomic type is recorded as Vinialesaurus caroli^[11].
• Vinialesaurus's start time is recorded as -161000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Vinialesaurus's end time is recorded as -156000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Vinialesaurus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 150261^[14].
• Vinialesaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4821541^[15].
• Vinialesaurus's described by source is recorded as A new cryptoclidid Plesiosaur from the Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) of Cuba^[16].
• Vinialesaurus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1190164^[17].
• Vinialesaurus's Taxonomicon ID is recorded as 1379844^[18].
• Vinialesaurus's Open Tree of Life ID is recorded as 4127504^[19].
• Vinialesaurus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 150261^[20].

Why It Matters

Vinialesaurus draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #96 of 555).^[2] Vinialesaurus has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]