Haptodus

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:body_shape ossified vertebrae
tetrapod limbs
reptilian-like
gptkbp:cultural_significance provides insight into early amniotes
gptkbp:discovered_by paleontologists
gptkbp:ecological_role gptkb:Predator
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:USA
extensive
approximately 300 million years old
morphological fossils
found in coal deposits
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Morrow_Formation
gptkbp:habitat swamps and wetlands
gptkbp:has_diet carnivorous
gptkbp:has_features elongated skull
distinct skull shape
gptkbp:has_natural_feature long, slender body
gptkbp:has_research_focus paleontological studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haptodus
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:species
gptkbp:is_considered a precursor to later reptiles
an important species for studying amniote evolution
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
fossil sites
gptkbp:is_known_for its ecological adaptations
its role in the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates
being a primitive amniote
gptkbp:is_known_to fossilized teeth
several fossil specimens
gptkbp:is_part_of Paleozoic era
Paleozoic reptiles
Carboniferous fauna
Haptodontidae family
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:keyboard
early reptiles
early amniote evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleobiologists
gptkbp:length up to 1 meter
gptkbp:lived_during Carboniferous period
gptkbp:mouth sharp and pointed
gptkbp:paleobiology provides data on early terrestrial life.
gptkbp:range Late Carboniferous to Early Permian
gptkbp:related_species Haptodus garnettensis
gptkbp:significance in vertebrate paleontology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pelycosauria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6