Herrerasaurus

extinct genus of reptiles
Taxon monotypic_fossil_taxon Q131014
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Herrerasaurus

Summary

Herrerasaurus is a monotypic fossil taxon[1]. Herrerasaurus ranks in the top 0.9% of monotypic_fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,928 views/month, #5 of 555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herrerasaurus's instance of is recorded as monotypic fossil taxon[3].
  • Herrerasaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Herrerasaurus belongs to the parent taxon Herrerasauridae[5].
  • Herrerasaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Argentina[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Herrerasaurus is Herrerasaurus[7].
  • Herrerasaurus's Commons category is recorded as Herrerasaurus[8].
  • Herrerasaurus began on -235000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Herrerasaurus ended on -231400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Herrerasaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Herrerasaurus[11].
  • Herrerasaurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Herrerasaurus[12].
  • Herrerasaurus's main food source is recorded as carnivore[13].
  • Herrerasaurus's length is recorded as {'amount': '+3.0'}[14].
  • Herrerasaurus dates from the Late Triassic[15].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Herrerasaurus is Herrerasaurus[7]. Herrerasaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Herrerasaurus is classified within Herrerasauridae[5].

Identifiers

Herrerasaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531444[16]. Herrerasaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822914[17].

Why It Matters

Herrerasaurus ranks in the top 0.9% of monotypic_fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,928 views/month, #5 of 555).[2] Herrerasaurus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Herrerasaurus is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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