Macrauchenia

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q139086
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Macrauchenia

Summary

Macrauchenia is a fossil taxon[1]. Macrauchenia ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macrauchenia's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Macrauchenia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Macrauchenia is classified within Macraucheniidae[5].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Cerro Azul Formation[6].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Argentina[7].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Arroyo Seco[8].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as San Sebastián Formation[9].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Taima-Taima[10].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument[11].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Q10383880[12].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Paraguay[13].
  • Macrauchenia's location of discovery is recorded as Ulloma[14].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Macrauchenia is Macrauchenia[15].
  • Macrauchenia's Commons category is recorded as Macrauchenia[16].
  • Macrauchenia began on -7000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Macrauchenia ended on -10000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Macrauchenia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macrauchenia[19].
  • Macrauchenia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].

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Classification

Macrauchenia's scientific name is Macrauchenia[15]. Macrauchenia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Macrauchenia belongs to the parent taxon Macraucheniidae[5].

Identifiers

Macrauchenia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1563126[21]. Macrauchenia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4528582[22]. Macrauchenia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4834242[23].

Why It Matters

Macrauchenia ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2] Macrauchenia has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Macrauchenia is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Macraucheniidae
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