Choristodera

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct reptile order
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction unknown
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
possibly Africa
gptkbp:endangeredStatus extinct
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Jurassic–Miocene
gptkbp:habitat aquatic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Choristodera
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance gptkb:Miocene
gptkbp:legColor well-developed limbs
gptkbp:notableFeature conical teeth
semi-aquatic lifestyle
long, narrow jaws
slow evolutionary change
survived K-Pg extinction
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Hyphalosaurus
gptkb:Champsosaurus
Ikechosaurus
Simoedosaurus
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Liaoning,_China
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Champsosaurus_natator
Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis
Ikechosaurus sunailinae
Simoedosaurus lemoinei
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition gptkb:Diapsida
Neodiapsida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo other diapsid reptiles
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:shape elongated
gptkbp:similarTo crocodiles
modern gharials
gptkbp:skullLength elongated snout
gptkbp:temporalRange Late Jurassic to Miocene
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hyphalosaurus
gptkb:Champsosaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7