Massospondylidae

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:characteristic Long tail
Three-fingered hands
Large skull
Pleurocoelous vertebrae
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Prosauropoda
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovery_year 1854
gptkbp:extinction_cause Climate change
Natural selection
Competition with other dinosaurs
gptkbp:first_appearance 227 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Lesotho
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:paleobiology 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:period Late Triassic
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:reproduction Oviparous
gptkbp:social_behavior Herding
gptkbp:type gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:weight 1 to 2 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lufengosaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6