Megaraptor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:anatomy bipedal
gptkbp:behavior ambush predator
gptkbp:body_shape robust build
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Argentina
gptkbp:discovery first known member of Megaraptoridae
gptkbp:extinction_cause gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:family gptkb:Megaraptoridae
gptkbp:features large claws
gptkbp:first_described_by Fernando Novas
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:1996
gptkb:Neuquén_Province
partial skeleton
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Megaraptor
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:has_skin feathers (possibly)
gptkbp:head large eyes
gptkbp:holotype_specimen MGP-CH-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megaraptor
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkbp:length approximately 8 meters
gptkbp:lives_in Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:movement fast runner
gptkbp:nesting likely built nests
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:fossils
studied for ecological role
provides insight into theropod diversity.
gptkbp:predators larger theropods
sickle-shaped
gptkbp:prey smaller dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Ornithomimus
gptkbp:related_to raptors
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_status ongoing
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Megaraptor_namunhuaiquii
gptkbp:significance important for understanding theropod evolution
gptkbp:social_behavior possibly solitary
gptkbp:species gptkb:Megaraptor_namunhuaiquii
gptkbp:tail_type long and muscular
gptkbp:time_period about 70 million years ago
gptkbp:type theropod
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4