Lufengosaurus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:body_shape quadrupedal
columnar limbs
gptkbp:characteristic long neck
large body
small head
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:China
gptkbp:discovery first dinosaur discovered in China
gptkbp:discovery_year 1941
gptkbp:exhibition_location various museums
gptkbp:family gptkb:Massospondylidae
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:C._C._Young
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Yunnan_Province
partial skeletons
multiple specimens
IVPP V. 10001
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Lufengosaurus
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Lufeng_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:head flat skull
gptkbp:historical_context important for Chinese paleontology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lufengosaurus
gptkbp:is_described_as 1941
gptkbp:is_popular_in featured in documentaries
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Plateosaurus
gptkbp:length up to 10 meters
approximately 9 meters
gptkbp:mouth leaf-shaped teeth
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:Chao-Chung_Young
important for understanding dinosaur evolution
warm climate
herbivorous feeding habits
Lufeng fossil site
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Massospondylus
gptkbp:related_to prosauropods
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research ongoing studies on morphology.
gptkbp:research_focus early dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Lufengosaurus_huenei
gptkbp:significance early sauropodomorph evolution
gptkbp:skeleton_found_in sedimentary rocks
gptkbp:social_behavior likely social
gptkbp:species gptkb:Lufengosaurus_huenei
gptkbp:tail_length long tail
gptkbp:time_period Late Triassic
gptkbp:type sauropodomorph
gptkbp:weight estimated 4 tons
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5