Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Dinosaur
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| gptkbp:ageLimit |
Shorter than hind limbs
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| gptkbp:artExhibitions |
Adaptations for herbivory
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| gptkbp:bodyStyle |
Bipedal and quadrupedal
Quadrupedal stance |
| gptkbp:characteristics |
Long neck
Large body Small head |
| gptkbp:climate |
Warm and humid
|
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Extinct
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Featured in documentaries
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| gptkbp:diedIn |
Early Jurassic
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| gptkbp:diet |
Herbivore
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| gptkbp:exhibits |
Displayed in various natural history museums
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| gptkbp:firstDescribedBy |
gptkb:Richard_Owen
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| gptkbp:fossilRecord |
gptkb:Stormberg_Formation
1854 Approximately 200 million years Body fossils Significant for understanding dinosaur evolution Studied for evolutionary significance Early example of sauropodomorph evolution Part of diverse ecosystems Rich fossil record available James_Kitching Triassic_to_Jurassic_transition |
| gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
Mesozoic
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| gptkbp:habitat |
Terrestrial
|
| gptkbp:headlights |
Long and muscular
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| gptkbp:historicalResearch |
Ongoing studies on its biology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massospondylus carinatus
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| gptkbp:inheritsFrom |
Ancestor to later sauropods
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Being one of the earliest known dinosaurs
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| gptkbp:length |
4 to 6 meters
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:mouth |
Flat and leaf-shaped
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| gptkbp:predators |
Large carnivorous dinosaurs
|
| gptkbp:rearAxle |
Long and strong
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Plateosaurus
Aardonyx |
| gptkbp:reproduction |
Oviparous
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Evolutionary biology
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| gptkbp:scientificName |
Found in southern Gondwana
|
| gptkbp:skin |
Scaly
Light and hollow |
| gptkbp:socialResponsibility |
Herding
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| gptkbp:type |
Sauropodomorph
BMNH_R_2023 |
| gptkbp:weight |
approximately 1 ton
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