Archaeothyris

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adaptations adapted to terrestrial life
gptkbp:body_shape quadrupedal
gptkbp:cultural_significance transition from reptiles to mammals
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:exhibited_at sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Texas
gptkb:fossils
bone fossils
approximately 270 million years old
gptkbp:geological_formation Sakmarian
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial environments
gptkbp:has_diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:has_evolutionary_role bridging gap between reptiles and mammals
gptkbp:has_natural_feature sail-like structure on back
gptkbp:head strong jaws
large temporal fenestra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archaeothyris
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
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
gptkbp:length up to 1 meter
medium-sized synapsid
gptkbp:lived_during Early Permian
gptkbp:material gptkb:scales
gptkbp:paleobiology herbivore in its ecosystem
helps understand vertebrate evolution
provides insight into early amniotes
gptkbp:range 299 to 251 million years ago
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Mega_Evolution
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:type gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pelycosauria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6