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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Lizard
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gptkbp:adaptations
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long neck for feeding
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gptkbp:body_shape
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streamlined
streamlined body
robust body
ossified bones
long-necked
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gptkbp:characteristic
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long neck
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gptkbp:climate
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warm climate
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:coloration
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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featured in documentaries
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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featured in documentaries
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
1868
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gptkbp:discovery
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gptkb:Kansas
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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top predator
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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gptkb:unknown
gptkb:Cretaceous-Paleogene_extinction_event
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gptkbp:eye_color
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on top of the head
dorsal
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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1868
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gptkbp:foot
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flippers
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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filter feeder
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Skeleton
gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
gptkb:Pierre_Shale
1868
various museums
well-documented
approximately 80 million years
complete skeletons
CT scanning used
significant for marine reptile research
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gptkbp:geological_features
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Cretaceous period
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gptkbp:geological_formation
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gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
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gptkbp:habitat
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marine environments
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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up to 200 meters
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gptkbp:has_behavior
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likely social behavior
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gptkbp:has_diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:has_flippers
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four flippers
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gptkbp:has_nostrils_position
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on top of the snout
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gptkbp:has_paleoenvironments
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shallow seas
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gptkbp:has_paleontological_research
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ongoing studies.
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gptkbp:has_swimming_style
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undulating motion
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gptkbp:has_vertebrae_count
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up to 76 cervical vertebrae
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gptkbp:has_weight
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up to 2 tons
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gptkbp:head
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flat skull
large orbits
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first described plesiosaur
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Elasmosaurus
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gptkbp:is_aligned_with
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bilateral symmetry
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:is_known_to
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fossil records
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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other plesiosaurs
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gptkbp:length
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up to 14 meters
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gptkbp:lifespan
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Late Cretaceous
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gptkbp:material
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approximately 7 meters
up to 7 meters
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gptkbp:mouth
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small, peg-like teeth
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:swimming
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gptkbp:notable_species
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gptkb:Muraenosaurus
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gptkbp:number_of_neck_vertebrae
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gptkb:76
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
Mesozoic era
studied for locomotion
important for understanding marine reptiles
marine paleontology
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gptkbp:predators
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large sharks
large marine predators
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Cryptoclidus
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:reproduction
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oviparous
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gptkbp:research
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ongoing studies
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gptkbp:research_importance
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important for marine reptile evolution
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gptkbp:research_interest
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paleontology
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Reptilia
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Elasmosaurus_platyurus
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gptkbp:size
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larger than most modern sea turtles
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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likely solitary
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gptkbp:swimming_method
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undulating motion
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gptkbp:tail_length
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short tail
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gptkbp:tail_type
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short tail
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:plesiosaur
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gptkbp:vertebrate_type
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ectothermic
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gptkbp:weight
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estimated 1 ton
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gptkbp:wildlife
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about 66 million years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lizard
gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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