Marrella

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genus
gptkbp:birthYear 1971
gptkbp:diedIn Cambrian period
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Harry_B._Whittington
gptkbp:hasBranchesIn exoskeleton
gptkbp:hasCitations Middle_Cambrian
lobopod_limbs
gptkbp:hasColor unknown
compound eyes
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Marrella_sp.
gptkbp:hasFilm antennae
distinctive morphology
gptkbp:hasHistory marine environments
gptkbp:hasLength up to 7 cm
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:hasOccupation predator
gptkbp:hasPerformance provides insight into arthropod evolution
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest important for understanding biodiversity
gptkbp:hasStaff segmented body
gptkbp:hasStudentOrganizations bilateral symmetry
gptkbp:hasTheme well-preserved fossils
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Royal_Ontario_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marrella
gptkbp:isConsidered a key fossil in paleontology
a model organism for evolutionary studies
gptkbp:isDescribedAs scientific literature
paleontological studies
gptkbp:isEngagedIn museums
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:North_America
fossil beds
Cambrian_strata
gptkbp:isKnownFor fossilized remains
its evolutionary significance
its unique morphology
its ecological diversity
being an extinct genus of arthropod
gptkbp:isNotableFor its unique appendages
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
gptkb:Burgess_Shale_formation
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
fossil record
Paleozoic era
Cambrian fauna
early marine ecosystems
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Anomalocaris
Hallucigenia
early arthropods
gptkbp:isStudiedIn paleontologists
gptkbp:isSuitableFor understanding early animal evolution
gptkbp:isUsedFor gptkb:phylum_Arthropoda
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Burgess_Shale