Masiakasaurus

genus of reptiles (fossil)

Taxon Fossil Taxon Q131197

Facts

8 properties

Instance of: fossil taxon
Length: 2.0^[7]
Location of discovery: Madagascar^[4]
Main food source: carnivore^[6]
Parent taxon: Noasaurinae^[3]
Taxon name: Masiakasaurus^[5]
Taxon rank: genus^[2]
Time period: Late Cretaceous^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Masiakasaurus ar عظاءة الماسياكا el Masiakasaurus el Μασιακάσαυρος es Masiakasaurio fa ماسیاکاسور he מסיאקזאורוס ja マシアカサウルス ko 마시아카사우루스 pl Masiakasaurus pl Masiakazaur pl Masjakazaur ru Мазиаказавр ru Масиаказавр zh 惡龍 zh 惡龍屬 zh 諾弗勒惡龍 zh-hans 恶龙属

🔖 Identifiers · 10

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Masiakosaurus skull FMNH.jpg ↗
BioLib taxon ID: 221297
Encyclopedia of Life ID: 47459245
Fossilworks taxon ID: 56388
Freebase ID: /m/07htrj
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 4822690
IRMNG ID: 1139424
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2780158393
Open Tree of Life ID: 4126253
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Dinosaur", "Genus:Masiakasaurus"]

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🔗 Connections

Location of discovery 1

Madagascar

Main food source 1

carnivore

Taxon rank 1

genus

Time period 1

Late Cretaceous

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Summary

Masiakasaurus is a fossil taxon^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Masiakasaurus — taxon rank (P105): genus. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Masiakasaurus — parent taxon (P171): Noasaurinae. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Masiakasaurus — location of discovery (P189): Madagascar. nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Masiakasaurus — taxon name (P225): Masiakasaurus. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Masiakasaurus — main food source (P1034): carnivore. nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Masiakasaurus — length (P2043): 2.0 m. nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Masiakasaurus — time period (P2348): Late Cretaceous. nhm.ac.uk. nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Masiakasaurus is an instance of fossil taxon (Q23038290) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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