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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:genus
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gptkbp:adaptations
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strong limbs for running
active hunting behavior
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gptkbp:body_shape
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robust body
similar to modern carnivores
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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transition to mammals
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1890
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change
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gptkbp:eye_color
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forward-facing eyes
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Karoo_Supergroup
extensive fossil record
BMNH R 3670
skull and postcranial remains
South African fossil sites
approximately 260 million years old
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gptkbp:geological_features
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Permian period
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gptkbp:habitat
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terrestrial environments
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gptkbp:has_adaptation
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endothermic traits
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gptkbp:has_cultural_impact
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featured in media
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gptkbp:has_diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:has_evolutionary_lineage
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gptkb:keyboard
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gptkbp:has_features
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large size
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gptkbp:has_paleontologist
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gptkb:Richard_Owen
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gptkbp:has_related_taxa
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gptkb:Dinocephalia
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gptkbp:has_skin
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scaly skin
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gptkbp:head
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powerful jaws
elongated snout
large temporal fenestrae
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gorgonops
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gptkbp:is_considered
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top predator of its time
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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large canine teeth
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Gorgonopsia
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:ocean
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gptkbp:length
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up to 3 meters
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gptkbp:lived_during
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gptkb:Late_Permian
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gptkbp:mouth
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heterodont teeth
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gptkbp:movement
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quadrupedal
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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Mesozoic era
predator in its ecosystem
dry and arid climate
understanding synapsid evolution
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gptkbp:predators
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larger therapsids
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gptkbp:reproduction
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ovoviviparous
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gptkbp:research_interest
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paleobiology
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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Gorgonopsidae
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gptkbp:significance
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evolutionary studies
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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solitary
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gptkbp:species
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Gorgonops cuppedius
Gorgonops giganteus
Gorgonops kitchingi
Gorgonops torvus
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gptkbp:weight
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estimated 200 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:gorgonopsids
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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