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Yamatosaurus

genus of hadrosaurid
Taxon fossil_taxon Q106632486
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Yamatosaurus

Summary

Yamatosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Yamatosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (579 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yamatosaurus is credited with the discovery of Q108109911[3].
  • Yamatosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Yamatosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Yamato is named after Yamatosaurus[6].
  • Yamatosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Hadrosauridae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Yamatosaurus is Yamatosaurus[8].
  • Yamatosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Yamatosaurus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Yamatosaurus is Yamatosaurus izanagii[10].
  • Yamatosaurus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 2004[11].
  • Yamatosaurus's type locality is recorded as Sumoto[12].

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Classification

Yamatosaurus's scientific name is Yamatosaurus[8]. Yamatosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Yamatosaurus is classified within Hadrosauridae[7]. The taxonomic type of Yamatosaurus is Yamatosaurus izanagii[10].

Discovery and Description

Yamato is named after Yamatosaurus[6].

Identifiers

Yamatosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 11198653[13].

Why It Matters

Yamatosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (579 views/month).[2] Yamatosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Yamatosaurus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A new basal hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the latest Cretaceous Kita-ama Formation in Japan implies the origin of hadrosaurids. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Looniverse · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type locality (biology) → Sumoto
    Taxon rank → genus
    Parent taxon → Hadrosauridae
    Discoverer or inventor → Q108109911
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Yamatosaurus izanagii restoration.webp, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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