Hesperornis crassipes

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hesperornis
gptkbp:body_style streamlined body
gptkbp:color dark plumage
gptkbp:cultural_significance bird evolution
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkbp:discovered_by 1872
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:exhibited_at diving adaptations
gptkbp:eye_color large
gptkbp:foot webbed
adapted for swimming
gptkbp:foraging_behavior diving for prey
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Kansas
extensive
marine fossils
approximately 70 million years
chalk deposits
gptkbp:habitat coastal waters
gptkbp:had toothless
gptkbp:has_feature aquatic adaptations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hesperornis crassipes
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:bird
gptkbp:is_considered a transitional form
an important fossil species
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:dinosaur
flightlessness
multiple specimens
paddle-like limbs
unique limb structure
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Hesperornithidae
Cretaceous period
marine ecosystems
Cretaceous ecosystems
Cretaceous marine fauna
Cretaceous avifauna
gptkbp:is_related_to modern birds
Hesperornis genus
other Hesperornithiformes
gptkbp:is_similar_to penguins
gptkbp:length 1 meter
gptkbp:notable_for aquatic lifestyle
gptkbp:reproduction laying eggs
gptkbp:resides_in Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:tail_type short
gptkbp:wildlife end of Cretaceous
gptkbp:wingspan reduced