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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Police_Department
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hesperornis
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gptkbp:adaptation
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adapted to aquatic life
adapted for diving
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gptkbp:body_style
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torpedo-shaped body
paddle-like feet
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gptkbp:caused_by
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:characteristics
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streamlined body
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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early diving bird
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gptkbp:descendant
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ancestors of modern birds
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:fish
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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predator in marine food web
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gptkbp:foot
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adapted for swimming
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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diving for fish
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
radiometric dating
ongoing studies
well-preserved fossils
approximately 70 million years old
bone fossils
Cretaceous marine environments
found in various museums
provides insight into Cretaceous ecosystems
multiple specimens found
exceptionally preserved specimens
CT scanning used
North American Cretaceous deposits
important for understanding bird evolution.
studied for flight evolution
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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Cretaceous period
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gptkbp:habitat
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marine environments
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gptkbp:has_ability
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excellent swimmer
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gptkbp:has_appearance
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robust skeleton
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gptkbp:has_category
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gptkb:Zord
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gptkbp:has_color
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:has_feature
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strong beak
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gptkbp:headcount
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flat skull
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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important for understanding avian evolution
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hesperornis latifrons
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:is_compared_to
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compared with modern diving birds
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Hesperornithidae
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:Hesperornis
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gptkbp:length
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about 1 meter
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Basketball_Player
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gptkbp:predators
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large marine reptiles
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Hesperornis_regalis
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gptkbp:reproduction
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lay eggs
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gptkbp:research_interest
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paleontologists
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gptkbp:resides_in
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Late Cretaceous
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Hesperornis_latifrons
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gptkbp:wingspan
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reduced wings
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gptkbp:year_created
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1872
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