Lufengosaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q131561
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Lufengosaurus

Summary

Lufengosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Lufengosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lufengosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Lufengosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Lufeng is named after Lufengosaurus[5].
  • Lufengosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Massospondylidae[6].
  • Lufengosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as People's Republic of China[7].
  • Lufengosaurus's scientific name is Lufengosaurus[8].
  • Lufengosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Lufengosaurus[9].
  • Lufengosaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lufengosaurus[10].
  • Lufengosaurus's main food source is recorded as herbivore[11].
  • Lufengosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ルーフェンゴサウルス'}[12].
  • Lufengosaurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '祿豐龍'}[13].
  • Lufengosaurus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.0'}[14].
  • Lufengosaurus dates from the Early Jurassic[15].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lufengosaurus is Lufengosaurus[8]. Lufengosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Lufengosaurus is classified within Massospondylidae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ルーフェンゴサウルス'}[12] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '祿豐龍'}[13].

Discovery and Description

Lufeng is named after Lufengosaurus[5].

Identifiers

Lufengosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4531203[16]. Lufengosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822648[17].

Why It Matters

Lufengosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] Lufengosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Lufengosaurus is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: 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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  1. 15w ago · Paucabot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Early Jurassic
    Temporal range start → Q284787
    Parent taxon → Massospondylidae
    Named after → Lufeng
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P523]]: [[Q284787]]"
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