Ichthyostega

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tetrapoda
gptkbp:adaptation adaptations for life on land
gptkbp:body_style robust body
gptkbp:breathability gills and lungs
gptkbp:cultural_significance transition from water to land
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:East_Greenland
gptkbp:era Paleozoic era
gptkbp:eye_color dorsally positioned eyes
gptkbp:faced nostrils positioned on top of the head
gptkbp:features strong jaw structure
gptkbp:fins pectoral fins
gptkbp:first_described_by Andersson in 1924
gptkbp:foot four limbs
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:North_America
extensive fossil record
vertebrate fossil
approximately 365 million years old
understanding early land vertebrates
gptkbp:geological_formation found in the Late Devonian strata
gptkbp:habitat freshwater environments
gptkbp:has_feature limb bones adapted for land
gptkbp:has_skin well-developed pectoral girdle
well-developed pelvic girdle
gptkbp:headcount flattened skull
gptkbp:historical_significance study of vertebrate evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ichthyostega
gptkbp:is_a tetrapod
gptkbp:is_aligned_with bilateral symmetry
gptkbp:is_compared_to compared with modern amphibians
gptkbp:is_considered a key species in vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:is_considered_as one of the earliest tetrapods
gptkbp:is_known_for numerous fossil specimens
transitional features between fish and tetrapods
gptkbp:is_linked_to between fish and amphibians
gptkbp:is_part_of vertebrate evolution studies
Devonian vertebrates
Ichthyostegidae family
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Acanthostega
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontology
gptkbp:length up to 2 meters
gptkbp:lives_in Late Devonian period
gptkbp:material scales and skin
gptkbp:movement aquatic and terrestrial locomotion
gptkbp:research_focus paleontological studies
gptkbp:significance evolutionary biology
gptkbp:tail_type long tail
gptkbp:wingspan digits on limbs