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Mesenosaurus

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Taxon fossil_taxon Q3278592
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Mesenosaurus

Summary

Mesenosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Mesenosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mesenosaurus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Mesenosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Mezen is named after Mesenosaurus[5].
  • Mesenosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Mycterosaurinae[6].
  • Mesenosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Mezen[7].
  • Mesenosaurus's location of discovery is recorded as Richards Spur[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mesenosaurus is Mesenosaurus[9].
  • Mesenosaurus's Commons category is recorded as Mesenosaurus[10].
  • Mesenosaurus began on -272500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Mesenosaurus ended on -265000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mesenosaurus is Mesenosaurus[9]. Mesenosaurus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Mesenosaurus belongs to the parent taxon Mycterosaurinae[6].

Discovery and Description

Mezen is named after Mesenosaurus[5].

Identifiers

Mesenosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10670041[13]. Mesenosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4819442[14].

Why It Matters

Mesenosaurus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] Mesenosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Mesenosaurus is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Mezen

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5d ago · Leptictidium · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Mezen
    Parent taxon → Mycterosaurinae
    Time period → Q76267
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q76267]]"
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