Helicoprion

Summary

Helicoprion is a fossil taxon^[1]. Helicoprion ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Helicoprion's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Helicoprion is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Helicoprion is classified within Agassizodontidae^[5].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Phosphoria Formation^[6].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Ural Mountains^[7].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Western Australia^[8].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as People's Republic of China^[9].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Mexico^[10].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Idaho^[11].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Nevada^[12].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Wyoming^[13].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Texas^[14].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as Utah^[15].
• Helicoprion's location of discovery is recorded as California^[16].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Helicoprion is Helicoprion^[17].
• Helicoprion's Commons category is recorded as Helicoprion^[18].
• Helicoprion began on -290000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Helicoprion ended on -270000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Helicoprion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Helicoprion ("Spiral Saw")'}^[21].
• Helicoprion's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Helicoprion is Helicoprion^[17]. Helicoprion is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Helicoprion is classified within Agassizodontidae^[5]. Helicoprion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Helicoprion ("Spiral Saw")'}^[21].

Identifiers

Helicoprion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4825217^[23].

Why It Matters

Helicoprion ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).^[2] Helicoprion has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]