Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:genus
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gptkbp:adaptations |
adapted to terrestrial life
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gptkbp:body_shape |
quadrupedal
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
transition from reptiles to mammals
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:fossils
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gptkbp:exhibited_at |
sexual dimorphism
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gptkbp:extinction_cause |
climate change
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gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:fossils bone fossils approximately 270 million years old |
gptkbp:geological_formation |
Sakmarian
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gptkbp:habitat |
terrestrial environments
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gptkbp:has_diet |
gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:has_evolutionary_role |
bridging gap between reptiles and mammals
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gptkbp:has_natural_feature |
sail-like structure on back
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gptkbp:head |
strong jaws
large temporal fenestra |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Archaeothyris
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gptkbp:is_considered |
a precursor to mammals
early mammal-like reptile an important genus in paleontology |
gptkbp:is_described_as |
gptkb:literature
paleontologists |
gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:is_known_for |
unique morphology
distinctive skull shape adaptations to climate changes. |
gptkbp:is_known_to |
fossilized teeth
multiple fossil sites several specimens |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
gptkb:Eothyrididae Permian fauna synapsid lineage Eothyridae family Permo-Carboniferous period |
gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:ocean
early amniotes pelycosaur |
gptkbp:is_significant_for |
understanding synapsid evolution
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gptkbp:length |
up to 1 meter
medium-sized synapsid |
gptkbp:lived_during |
Early Permian
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gptkbp:material |
gptkb:scales
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gptkbp:paleobiology |
herbivore in its ecosystem
helps understand vertebrate evolution provides insight into early amniotes |
gptkbp:range |
299 to 251 million years ago
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gptkbp:related_species |
gptkb:Mega_Evolution
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gptkbp:reproduction |
oviparous
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:keyboard
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pelycosauria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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