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Platygonus

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1051024
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Platygonus

Summary

Platygonus is a fossil taxon[1]. Platygonus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Platygonus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Platygonus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Platygonus belongs to the parent taxon Tayassuidae[5].
  • Platygonus's scientific name is Platygonus[6].
  • Platygonus's Commons category is recorded as Platygonus[7].
  • Platygonus began on -10300000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Platygonus ended on -11000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Body

Classification

Platygonus's scientific name is Platygonus[6]. Platygonus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Platygonus belongs to the parent taxon Tayassuidae[5].

Identifiers

Platygonus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 201594[10]. Platygonus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1983448[11]. Platygonus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4445522[12]. Platygonus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4835316[13].

Why It Matters

Platygonus ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] Platygonus has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Looniverse · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    End time → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Platygonus-skeleton.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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