Velociraptor
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Summary
Velociraptor is a fossil taxon[1]. Velociraptor ranks in the top 0.12% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,714 views/month, #12 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Velociraptorinae[4]
- Location of discovery: Djadochta Formation[5], Barun Goyot Formation[6], Bayan Mandahu Formation[7], Mongolia[8]
- Taxon name: Velociraptor[9]
- Commons category: Velociraptor[10]
- Start time: -75000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- End time: -71000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Velociraptor[13]
- Commons gallery: Velociraptor[14]
- Main food source: carnivore[15]
- Taxon common name: Velosiraptor[16], ヴェロキラプトル[17], 벨로키랍토르[18], เวโลซีแรปเตอร์[19], 伶盜龍[20], velociraptor[21]
- Different from: Vasilopita[22]
- Length: 2.07 m[23], 1.8 m[24]
- Height: 0.5 m[25]
- Mass: 15 kg[26]
- Time period: Late Cretaceous[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Identifiers
Velociraptor's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123140[29]. Velociraptor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2866145[30]. Velociraptor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822951[31].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors[32], a basketball team[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1995[35], headquartered in Toronto[36].
Why It Matters
Velociraptor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Velociraptor is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Velociraptor include Toronto Raptors[32], a basketball team[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1995[35], headquartered in Toronto[36].