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Westlothiana

genus of the first four-limbed vertebrates and their descendants
Taxon monotypic_fossil_taxon Q304332
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Westlothiana

Summary

Westlothiana is a monotypic fossil taxon[1]. Westlothiana draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #72 of 555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westlothiana's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon[3].
  • Westlothiana is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Westlothiana is classified within Tetrapoda[5].
  • Westlothiana's scientific name is Westlothiana[6].
  • Westlothiana's Commons category is recorded as Westlothiana[7].

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Classification

Westlothiana's scientific name is Westlothiana[6]. Westlothiana is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Westlothiana belongs to the parent taxon Tetrapoda[5].

Identifiers

Westlothiana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4816253[8].

Why It Matters

Westlothiana draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #72 of 555).[2] Westlothiana has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Westlothiana gen. nov.: naming the earliest known reptile. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic fossil taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    Parent taxon → Tetrapoda
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q744718]]"
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