Amphicoelias fragillimus

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dinosaur
gptkbp:bodyStyle long tail
incomplete
columnar legs
gptkbp:characteristics long neck
large body
gptkbp:classification Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:conservationEfforts true
unknown
gptkbp:contemporary Diplodocus
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin 'double hollow'
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:established gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:family Diplodocidae
gptkbp:fanBase featured in documentaries
gptkbp:fauna fragillimus
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:The_American_Naturalist
gptkbp:fossilRecord gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Colorado_Museum_of_Natural_History
limited
approximately 150 million years
important for understanding sauropod evolution
Cope
dinosaur bone
studied for size and growth
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Amphicoelias
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the largest dinosaurs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amphicoelias fragillimus
gptkbp:knownFor fossil remains
gptkbp:length up to 58 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableFeature hollow_vertebrae
gptkbp:period Late Jurassic
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:relatedPatent Sauropodiformes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Amphicoelias
gptkbp:releaseYear 1877
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchAreas ongoing
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Amphicoelias_fragillimus
depicted in art
size estimates debated
gptkbp:size larger_than_Argentinosaurus
gptkbp:skin small head
gptkbp:socialResponsibility likely herding
gptkbp:type sauropod
CM 11338
gptkbp:weight estimated 120 tons