Lagosuchus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:anatomy bipedal stance
gptkbp:body_shape slender body
strong hind limbs
gptkbp:characteristic bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:cultural_significance transition between reptiles and birds
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1972
gptkbp:family gptkb:Lagosuchidae
gptkbp:first_appearance approximately 230 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Argentina
bones
Late Triassic period
gptkbp:genus Romer 1972
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Talampaya_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:head lightweight skull
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lagosuchus
gptkbp:is_described_as Romer
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil remains
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:known_for being one of the earliest known dinosaurs
gptkbp:length approximately 1 meter
up to 1.5 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Triassic
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Coelophysis
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:paleobiology studied for locomotion
Romer
provides insight into early archosaur evolution
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:research_focus dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:significance early dinosaur ancestor
gptkbp:species gptkb:Lagosuchus_talampayensis
gptkbp:tail_type long and flexible tail
gptkbp:type gptkb:archosaur
gptkbp:weight lightweight
gptkbp:wildlife yes
approximately 200 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Icthyosaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5