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Hesperornis
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Hesperornis
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:genus
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:diet
gptkb:carnivore
piscivore
gptkbp:family
gptkb:Hesperornithidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed
gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
1872
gptkbp:fossilRange
gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:foundIn
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:habitat
gptkb:marine
gptkbp:hasSpecies
gptkb:Hesperornis_altus
gptkb:Hesperornis_bairdi
gptkb:Hesperornis_chowi
gptkb:Hesperornis_crassipes
gptkb:Hesperornis_gracilis
gptkb:Hesperornis_lumgairi
gptkb:Hesperornis_macdonaldi
gptkb:Hesperornis_mengeli
gptkb:Hesperornis_montana
gptkb:Hesperornis_planus
gptkb:Hesperornis_regalis
gptkb:Hesperornis_rossicus
gptkb:Hesperornis_vickaryi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Hesperornis
gptkbp:kingdom
gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length
up to 1.8 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature
long neck
flightless
lobed feet
beak with teeth
diving bird
reduced wings
resembles modern loons and grebes
strong swimmer
teeth in beak
gptkbp:order
gptkb:Hesperornithiformes
gptkbp:phylum
gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Ichthyornis
gptkbp:reproduction
oviparous
gptkbp:residesIn
gptkb:Campanian
gptkb:Cenomanian
gptkb:Maastrichtian
gptkbp:status
extinct
gptkbp:taxonRank
gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies
gptkb:Hesperornis_regalis
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Theropod_dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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