Westphaliasaurus

Summary

Westphaliasaurus is a monotypic fossil taxon^[1]. Westphaliasaurus draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #98 of 555).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westphaliasaurus's image is recorded as Westphaliasaurus simonsensii.png^[3].
• Westphaliasaurus's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon^[4].
• Westphaliasaurus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[5].
• Westphaliasaurus's parent taxon is recorded as Plesiosauroidea^[6].
• Westphaliasaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Westphalia^[7].
• Westphaliasaurus's taxon name is recorded as Westphaliasaurus^[8].
• Westphaliasaurus's Commons category is recorded as Westphaliasaurus^[9].
• Westphaliasaurus's start time is recorded as -190800000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Westphaliasaurus's end time is recorded as -182700000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Westphaliasaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gmdj7n^[12].
• Westphaliasaurus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 204421^[13].
• Westphaliasaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8505193^[14].
• Westphaliasaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.5'}^[15].
• Westphaliasaurus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 1479234^[16].
• Westphaliasaurus's Taxonomicon ID is recorded as 4960752^[17].
• Westphaliasaurus's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 204421^[18].

Why It Matters

Westphaliasaurus draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic_fossil_taxon category, ranking #98 of 555).^[2] Westphaliasaurus has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]