Giraffatitan brancai

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brachiosauridae
gptkb:Brachiosaurinae
gptkb:Sauropodidae
gptkbp:behavior herding
gptkbp:body_style quadrupedal
strong and robust limbs
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:characteristics long neck
large body
pillar-like legs
gptkbp:climate warm and humid
gptkbp:descendant sauropod lineage
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:exhibition Berlin Natural History Museum
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Hermann_von_Meyer
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Museum_für_Naturkunde,_Berlin
gptkb:Eberhard_Zangger
1909
approximately 150 million years
extensive fossil record
important for understanding sauropod evolution
studied for locomotion
ongoing research into its biology
collected in East Africa
key to understanding Jurassic ecosystems
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Tanga_Formation
gptkbp:habitat forests
open woodlands
gptkbp:headcount long and low skull
gptkbp:historical_period Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Giraffatitan brancai
gptkbp:influenced_by environmental factors
gptkbp:is_known_for partial skeletons
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:length long tail
up to 26 meters
gptkbp:material up to 12 meters
gptkbp:mouth peg-like teeth
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Giraffatitan
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research important for paleontology
gptkbp:research_focus anatomy and physiology
gptkbp:resides_in Late Jurassic
gptkbp:scientific_classification Sauropod dinosaurs
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Giraffatitan_brancai
gptkbp:size larger than most modern land animals
gptkbp:type gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:weight 40,000 kg
approximately 40 tons
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:battle