Gigantoraptor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:behavior foraging
possibly social
gptkbp:body_style long neck
hollow bones
bipedal
strong legs
large beak
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:color primitive feathers
gptkbp:cultural_significance shows link between birds and dinosaurs
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Mongolia
gptkbp:family gptkb:Oviraptoridae
gptkbp:features feathers
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Mark_Norell
gptkbp:foot partially complete
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Nemegt_Formation
gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Kobayashi
Cretaceous period
ongoing research
partial skeleton
studied for growth patterns
limited but significant
provides insight into theropod evolution
important for understanding theropod diversity.
2005 in Mongolia
focus on growth and development
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Gigantoraptor
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
floodplains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gigantoraptor
gptkbp:known_for large size
gptkbp:length up to 8 meters
approximately 8 meters
gptkbp:order gptkb:Theropoda
gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Citipati
gptkb:Oviraptor
gptkb:Caenagnathus
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:oviraptorosaurs
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:resides_in Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:significance largest known feathered dinosaur
gptkbp:size larger than most oviraptorosaurs
gptkbp:species gptkb:Gigantoraptor_erlianensis
gptkbp:type theropod
gptkbp:weight approximately 1,400 kg
estimated 1,400 kg
gptkbp:year gptkb:2007
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zoids_Wild
gptkb:Dinosaur_King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4