Massospondylus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Massospondylus
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:describedYear 1854
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:family gptkb:Massospondylidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:fossilRange 201–183 million years ago
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Massospondylus_carinatus
gptkbp:length 4–6 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:nameMeaning longer vertebrae
gptkbp:notableFor well-preserved embryos
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:period gptkb:Early_Jurassic
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Prosauropoda
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Massospondylus_carinatus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plateosaurus
gptkb:Saurischia
gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massospondylus