Massospondylidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lufengosaurus
gptkbp:behavior Herding
gptkbp:caused_by Climate change
Natural selection
Competition with other dinosaurs
gptkbp:characteristics Long tail
Three-fingered hands
Large skull
Pleurocoelous vertebrae
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Prosauropoda
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:first_appearance 227 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Lesotho
Fossil record
Paleoecology
Biogeography
Social structure
Parental care
Feeding strategies
Paleoenvironmental conditions
Ecological role
Growth patterns
Nesting behavior
Morphological traits
Behavioral ecology
Trophic interactions
Grazing herbivore
Habitat preferences
Evolutionary significance
Adaptations to environment
Morphological diversity
Predation risks
Bipedal and quadrupedal movement
Phylogenetic relationships
Physiological traits
Locomotion adaptations
gptkbp:historical_period Late Triassic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massospondylidae
gptkbp:last_appearance 183 million years ago
gptkbp:length 4 to 6 meters
gptkbp:location Southern Africa
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:notable_feature Long neck
Bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:reproduction Oviparous
gptkbp:type gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:weight 1 to 2 tons
gptkbp:year_created 1854