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Nyasasaurus

extinct genus of dinosauriform reptile from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania
Taxon fossil_taxon Q420283
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Summary

Nyasasaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Nyasasaurus ranks in the top 2% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Тheropoda[4]
  • Taxon name: Nyasasaurus[5]
  • Commons category: Nyasasaurus[6]
  • Time period: Middle Triassic[7]
  • Taxon author citation: Nesbit ''et. al.'' (2012)[8]

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Identifiers

Nyasasaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47446931[9]. Nyasasaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822699[10].

Why It Matters

Nyasasaurus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Nyasasaurus is known by 12 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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . 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. 4d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Time period → Middle Triassic
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Parent taxon → Тheropoda
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Nesbit ''et. al.'' (2012), Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
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