Dryopithecus

extinct genus of monkeys
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131637
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Dryopithecus

Summary

Dryopithecus is a fossil taxon[1]. Dryopithecus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dryopithecus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Dryopithecus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Dryopithecus is classified within Dryopithecini[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dryopithecus is Dryopithecus[6].
  • Dryopithecus's Commons category is recorded as Dryopithecus[7].
  • Dryopithecus began on -12500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Dryopithecus ended on -11100000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Dryopithecus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dryopithecus[10].
  • Dryopithecus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Dryopithecus dates from the Late Miocene[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dryopithecus is Dryopithecus[6]. Dryopithecus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Dryopithecus belongs to the parent taxon Dryopithecini[5].

Identifiers

Dryopithecus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454159[13]. Dryopithecus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827073[14].

Why It Matters

Dryopithecus ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,120 views/month).[2] Dryopithecus has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Dryopithecus is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time -11100000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Start time
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Time period Late Miocene
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