Statements (58)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:musician
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pelycosauria
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gptkbp:adaptation |
adapted to a herbivorous diet
sail for thermoregulation |
gptkbp:behavior |
herbivorous feeding behavior
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gptkbp:body_style |
quadrupedal
robust body strong skeletal structure |
gptkbp:caused_by |
climate change
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gptkbp:color |
unknown, likely varied
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gptkbp:constructed_in |
approximately 20 million years
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
transition from reptiles to mammals
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gptkbp:diet |
gptkb:product
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:ecological_role |
herbivore in its ecosystem
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gptkbp:era |
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
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gptkbp:first_described_by |
gptkb:E._D._Cope
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gptkbp:foot |
sturdy limbs
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gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:New_Mexico approximately 300 million years old sedimentary rock fossils well-documented fossil record understanding early terrestrial ecosystems provides insight into early synapsid evolution |
gptkbp:geographical_feature |
Carboniferous period
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gptkbp:habitat |
swamps and floodplains
other early synapsids |
gptkbp:has_feature |
sail-like structure on back
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gptkbp:has_skin |
scaly skin
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gptkbp:has_variants |
anapsid skull
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gptkbp:headcount |
large temporal fenestrae
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edaphosaurus cruciger
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gptkbp:is_considered |
a key species in evolution
a primitive synapsid. one of the earliest large herbivores |
gptkbp:is_known_for |
fossil records
multiple specimens its sail |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Edaphosauridae
gptkb:Pelycosauria Paleozoic fauna Carboniferous ecosystems |
gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:Sphenacodon |
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
paleontology
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gptkbp:length |
up to 3 meters
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gptkbp:mouth |
peg-like teeth
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gptkbp:movement |
terrestrial
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gptkbp:predators |
large carnivorous reptiles
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gptkbp:related_species |
gptkb:Edaphosaurus
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gptkbp:reproduction |
oviparous
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gptkbp:resides_in |
Late Carboniferous
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gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:Edaphosaurus_cruciger
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gptkbp:tail_type |
long tail
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gptkbp:weight |
up to 300 kg
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gptkbp:year_created |
1878
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