Cope's Rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf evolutionary hypothesis
gptkbp:appliesTo fossil specimen
invertebrates
vertebrates
gptkbp:category biologist
paleontology
gptkbp:contrastsWith miniaturization trends
gptkbp:debatedBy universality
gptkbp:describes trend of increasing body size in evolutionary lineages
gptkbp:evidence dinosaur fossils
mammal fossils
marine invertebrate fossils
gptkbp:firstDescribed late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cope's Rule
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bergmann's_rule
evolutionary biology
gptkbp:studiedBy paleontologists
evolutionary biologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5