Hesperosaurus

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:anatomy quadrupedal locomotion
gptkbp:body_shape long tail
hollow bones
columnar legs
gptkbp:characteristic long neck
four legs
large body
gptkbp:cultural_impact popular in media
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:family gptkb:Sauropodidae
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:David_B._Weishampel
gptkbp:flora ferns
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Skeleton
gptkb:University_of_Utah
gptkb:Utah
1990s
incomplete
150 million years
UMNH VP 2020
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Hesperosaurus
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:habitat forested areas
gptkbp:has_museum various natural history museums
gptkbp:head small head
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hesperosaurus
gptkbp:is_known_to partial remains
gptkbp:length approximately 15 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Jurassic
gptkbp:material long neck
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sauropodiformes
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:John_Whitlock
Mesozoic
ongoing
herbivorous feeding behavior
herbivorous ecosystem role
understanding sauropod evolution
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Diplodocus
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research important for paleontology
North American distribution
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Hesperosaurus_mjosi
gptkbp:size large
gptkbp:social_behavior herding
gptkbp:species gptkb:Hesperosaurus_mjosi
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Sauropodinae
gptkbp:tail_length long tail
gptkbp:type gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:weight estimated 10 tons
gptkbp:wildlife Cretaceous
gptkbp:year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kentrosaurus
gptkb:Stegosauridae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5