Dimetrodon grandis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:adaptation Thermoregulation through sail
gptkbp:behavior Solitary
Ambush predator
gptkbp:body_style Robust skeleton
Lizard-like body
Robust and muscular
gptkbp:color gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:None
gptkbp:cultural_significance Early synapsid evolution
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:legislation
Paleontologists
gptkbp:era gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
gptkbp:eye_color Lateral eyes
gptkbp:foot Strong limbs
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:battle
gptkb:Permian_Period
Various museums
Top predator in its ecosystem
Study of its biology and ecology
Approximately 295 million years old
First described in 1878
Important for understanding synapsid evolution
Key species for understanding early reptiles.
Skeletons and skulls
Various sites in North America
gptkbp:geological_formation Wolfcampian
gptkbp:habitat Terrestrial
Coastal plains
gptkbp:has_feature sail-like structure on back
Distinctive sail and large skull
gptkbp:has_skin Scaly skin
gptkbp:has_variants Anapsid skull
gptkbp:headcount Powerful jaws
Large temporal fenestrae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dimetrodon grandis
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Dimetrodontidae
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:length up to 4 meters
3 to 4 meters
gptkbp:movement Quadrupedal
gptkbp:origin To mammals
gptkbp:predators Large carnivorous reptiles
Smaller vertebrates
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Dimetrodon_limbatus
gptkbp:reproduction Egg-laying
gptkbp:research_focus Study of early amniotes
gptkbp:resides_in Early Permian
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:significance Early terrestrial predator
gptkbp:tail_type Long tail
gptkbp:weight up to 250 kg
gptkbp:wildlife Extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3