Cryptoclidus

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:associated_with other marine reptiles
gptkbp:belongs_to gptkb:Cryptoclididae
gptkbp:body_shape elongated neck
hydrodynamic body
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:conservation_status extinct
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:extinction_cause gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cryptoclididae
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:foot ossified
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:England
1865
marine fossils
well-documented
approximately 150 million years
BMNH 44001
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Owen
gptkbp:geological_formation Kimmeridge Clay
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
open ocean
gptkbp:head flat and elongated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cryptoclidus
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Reptilia
gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Elasmosaurus
gptkbp:length up to 10 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Jurassic
gptkbp:notable_feature small head
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Muraenosaurus
gptkbp:order gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:originated_in Jurassic period
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:Owen
important for understanding plesiosaur evolution
marine predator
gptkbp:plot_twist four
gptkbp:predators large fish
gptkbp:prey gptkb:Cercopithecidae
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research_importance paleontological studies
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Reptilia
Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Plesiosauria > Cryptoclididae > Cryptoclidus
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Cryptoclidus_eurymerus
gptkbp:species multiple species
gptkbp:tail_type long and powerful
gptkbp:time_period gptkb:Malm
gptkbp:type gptkb:Lizard
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4