Grease Xiphactinus

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Colossus
gptkbp:available_sizes 4 to 6 meters
gptkbp:body_shape streamlined
elongated body
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:extinction_cause gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:first_described_by Leidy
gptkbp:foot bony
gptkbp:fossil_importance indicator of marine ecosystems
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Lizard
gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
1858
various museums
abundant
approximately 70 million years
numerous specimens found
marine fossil
excellent preservation in some sites
70 to 100 million years old
North American fossil sites
used for evolutionary studies
gptkbp:fossil_type_description well-preserved fossils
gptkbp:geological_features Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
open ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grease Xiphactinus
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil remains
gptkbp:known_for large size and predatory nature
gptkbp:length up to 6 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:mouth sharp
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Colossus
gptkbp:paleobiology Mesozoic
ongoing studies
studied for ecology
important for understanding marine ecosystems.
Cretaceous marine environments
important predator
gptkbp:predators smaller fish
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Xiphactinus_audax
various marine species
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Ichthyodectiformes
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_focus Cretaceous marine life
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Xiphactinus_audax
gptkbp:size similar to modern barracuda
gptkbp:speed gptkb:fast
gptkbp:type gptkb:species
gptkbp:wildlife end of Cretaceous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kamen_Rider_Grease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6