megalodon

Summary

megalodon is a fossil taxon^[1]. megalodon ranks in the top 0.031% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,387 views/month, #3 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• megalodon's image is recorded as VMNH megalodon.jpg^[3].
• megalodon's image is recorded as Carcharocles megalodon (Agassz, 1837) 1.jpg^[4].
• megalodon's image is recorded as Carcharodon megalodon P1060082.jpg^[5].
• megalodon's image is recorded as Guide leaflet (1901) (14581579228).jpg^[6].
• megalodon's image is recorded as Megalodon shark jaws museum of natural history 068.jpg^[7].
• megalodon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[8].
• megalodon's instance of is recorded as synonym^[9].
• megalodon's taxon rank is recorded as species^[10].
• megalodon's parent taxon is recorded as Otodus^[11].
• megalodon's location of discovery is recorded as Europe^[12].
• megalodon's location of discovery is recorded as North America^[13].
• megalodon's location of discovery is recorded as Australian continent^[14].
• megalodon's location of discovery is recorded as Japan^[15].
• megalodon's taxon name is recorded as Carcharocles megalodon^[16].
• megalodon's Commons category is recorded as Megalodon^[17].
• megalodon's start time is recorded as -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• megalodon's end time is recorded as -2600000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• megalodon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02l_57^[20].
• megalodon's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 202672^[21].
• megalodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8566942^[22].
• megalodon's Commons gallery is recorded as Otodus megalodon^[23].
• megalodon's original combination is recorded as Carcharodon megalodon^[24].
• megalodon's taxon synonym is recorded as Carcharodon megalodon^[25].
• megalodon's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25'}^[26].
• megalodon's Fandom article ID is recorded as prehistoric-wiki:Carcharocles^[27].

Why It Matters

megalodon ranks in the top 0.031% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,387 views/month, #3 of 9,701).^[2] megalodon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] megalodon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]