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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Dinosaur
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gptkbp:bodyStyle
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Bipedal and quadrupedal
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gptkbp:characteristics
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Long neck
Long tail
Small head
Quadrupedal stance
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Natural selection
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gptkbp:diedIn
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Early Jurassic
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gptkbp:diet
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Herbivore
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gptkbp:eggColor
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Up to 30 eggs
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gptkbp:family
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Massospondylidae
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy
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James_Kitching
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gptkbp:fossilRecord
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gptkb:David_J._Varricchio
gptkb:Thomas_R._Holtz_Jr.
gptkb:John_H._Ostrom
gptkb:Michael_J._Benton
gptkb:Richard_J._Butler
gptkb:Paul_Sereno
gptkb:David_B._Weishampel
gptkb:Golden_Gate_Highlands_National_Park
gptkb:Dinocephalosaurus
gptkb:Peter_Galton
gptkb:Darren_Naish
gptkb:Gregory_S._Paul
1978
Owen Lovejoy
Approximately 200 million years
Partial skeletons
Robert T. Bakker
One of the earliest known dinosaurs
Mark A. Norell
Studied for evolutionary significance
Luis M. Chiappe
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Massospondylus
Saurischia
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gptkbp:geologicalFeatures
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gptkb:Stormberg_Formation
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gptkbp:habitat
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Floodplains
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massospondylus
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gptkbp:length
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4 to 6 meters
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Large eyes
Strong legs
Long forelimbs
Three-fingered hands
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gptkbp:predators
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Large carnivorous dinosaurs
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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Sauropodomorpha
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Plateosaurus
Aardonyx
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gptkbp:releaseYear
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:reproduction
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Oviparous
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Massospondylus_carinatus
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gptkbp:size
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Similar to a modern elephant
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gptkbp:skin
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Scaly skin
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gptkbp:socialResponsibility
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Herding
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:BMNH_R_3670
Sauropodomorph
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 1 ton
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