Avemetatarsalia

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:cultural_representation body sizes
gptkbp:defines certain skeletal features
gptkbp:descendant understanding flight evolution
gptkbp:has_member bipedal
flying reptiles
gptkbp:has_role the evolution of flight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Avemetatarsalia
gptkbp:includes gptkb:bird
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:therizinosaurs
pterosaurs
dromaeosaurids
fossil species
early birds
ornithischians
ornithodirans
gptkbp:is_characterized_by hollow bones
a unique ankle structure
a variety of ecological niches
elongated metatarsals
adaptations for flight
adaptations to different environments
a lightweight body structure
gptkbp:is_essential_for the study of vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:is_found_in various geological formations
gptkbp:is_involved_in predatory species
many iconic prehistoric animals
gptkbp:is_known_for fossil records
diverse feeding strategies
feathers in some members
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as popular media
gptkbp:is_organized_by Mesozoic reptiles
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Dinosauria
the origin of flight in vertebrates
gptkbp:is_represented_in numerous fossil specimens
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Dinosauria
paleontology
evolutionary significance
gptkbp:key_people understanding avian evolution
gptkbp:members gptkb:archosaurs
influenced modern biodiversity
a complex evolutionary history
extinct and extant members
gptkbp:origin Late Triassic
gptkbp:research_focus evolutionary biology
paleobiology
gptkbp:scientific_classification other archosaurs
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Pseudosuchia
gptkbp:species modern birds
the Mesozoic era
gptkbp:subject gptkb:literary_work
comparative anatomy