Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:genus
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Temnospondyli
gptkb:Ichthyostega gptkb:Tiktaalik |
| gptkbp:body_style |
fish-like body plan
|
| gptkbp:breathability |
breathe through gills and lungs
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
important for understanding limb development
|
| gptkbp:diet |
carnivorous
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Greenland
|
| gptkbp:ecological_role |
predator in its ecosystem
|
| gptkbp:eye_color |
dorsally positioned eyes
|
| gptkbp:fins |
pectoral fins
|
| gptkbp:foot |
four limbs
|
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:East_Greenland
marine fossils extensive fossil record Late Devonian period approximately 365 million years ago discovered in the 1980s provides insight into vertebrate evolution. well-preserved skeletal features |
| gptkbp:habitat |
freshwater environments
|
| gptkbp:has_feature |
distinctive limb morphology
|
| gptkbp:has_role |
used for swimming and possibly walking
|
| gptkbp:has_skin |
scaly skin
well-developed pectoral girdle well-developed pelvic girdle |
| gptkbp:headcount |
flat skull
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Acanthostega
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
tetrapod
|
| gptkbp:is_aligned_with |
bilateral symmetry
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a model organism for evolutionary studies
a key species in vertebrate evolution one of the earliest vertebrates to walk on land |
| gptkbp:is_described_as |
gptkb:J._A._G._Cooper
|
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:dinosaur
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
well-preserved fossils
its transitional features between fish and tetrapods early tetrapod characteristics its unique combination of features |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Acanthostegidae
the history of life on Earth the study of vertebrate paleontology Devonian fauna evolutionary transition from water to land the evolutionary lineage of land vertebrates |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Ichthyostega
early amphibians |
| gptkbp:length |
about 1 meter
|
| gptkbp:mouth |
multiple rows of teeth
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
important for evolutionary biology
|
| gptkbp:resides_in |
Late Devonian
|
| gptkbp:significance |
understanding vertebrate evolution
|
| gptkbp:species |
gills
|
| gptkbp:tail_type |
long tail
|
| gptkbp:wingspan |
digits present on limbs
|