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Mosasauridae

extinct family of mesozoic marine reptiles
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Mosasauridae
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Summary

Mosasauridae is a fossil taxon[1]. Mosasauridae ranks in the top 0.67% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,592 views/month, #65 of 9,701).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: family[3]
  • Named after: Meuse[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mosasauroidea[5]
  • Taxon name: Mosasauridae[6]
  • Subclass of: Squamata[7], marine reptile[8]
  • Commons category: Mosasauridae[9]
  • Taxonomic type: Mosasaurus hoffmanni[10]
  • Start time: -101000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
  • End time: -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mosasaurs[13]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
  • Topic has template: Template:Mosasauridae[15]
  • Different from: Mosasauria[16]
  • Time period: Cretaceous[17]
  • Has list: list of mosasaurs[18]

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Identifiers

Mosasauridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4518634[19]. Mosasauridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3238752[20].

Why It Matters

Mosasauridae has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Mosasauridae is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. [19] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Red Sneak · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of mosasaurs
    End time → -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Parent taxon → Mosasauroidea
    Start time → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Encyclopædia universalis id: mosasaures"
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