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Sinonyx

genus of mammals
Taxon fossil_taxon Q2041176
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Summary

Sinonyx is a fossil taxon[1]. Sinonyx ranks in the top 4% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Mesonychidae[4]
  • Taxon name: Sinonyx[5]
  • Commons category: Sinonyx[6]
  • Time period: Paleocene[7]
  • Taxon author citation: Zhou et al., 1995[8]

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Identifiers

Sinonyx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832493[9].

Why It Matters

Sinonyx has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Sinonyx is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Time period → Paleocene
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Parent taxon → Mesonychidae
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Zhou et al., 1995, Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
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