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Mesonychidae

extinct family of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1059842
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Mesonychidae

Summary

Mesonychidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Mesonychidae ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mesonychidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Mesonychidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Mesonychidae belongs to the parent taxon Mesonychia[5].
  • Mesonychidae's scientific name is Mesonychidae[6].
  • Mesonychidae's Commons category is recorded as Mesonychidae[7].
  • Mesonychidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mesonychids[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mesonychidae is Mesonychidae[6]. Mesonychidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Mesonychidae belongs to the parent taxon Mesonychia[5].

Identifiers

Mesonychidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4525797[9]. Mesonychidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3240230[10].

Why It Matters

Mesonychidae ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month).[2] Mesonychidae has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Mesonychidae is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Looniverse · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Mesonychia
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → family
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Harpagolestes immanis.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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