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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:adaptation
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adapted to open grasslands
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gptkbp:ancestor
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gptkb:Crocodile
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gptkbp:behavior
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grazing
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Mammalia
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gptkbp:climate_adaptation
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adapted to changing climates
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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not applicable
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Hippotherium
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1879
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Equidae
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:Miocene
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gptkbp:foot
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three toes
longer legs than predecessors
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_America
well-documented
15 million years ago to 5 million years ago
YPM 1880
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Merlot
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gptkbp:habitat
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grasslands
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gptkbp:has_connection_to
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other equids
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Merychippus intermedius
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:known_for
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evolutionary significance
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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gptkb:Miocene
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 1.5 meters
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:Color
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gptkbp:movement
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running
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Perissodactyla
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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open plains
bridging gap between early horses and modern horses
study of ancient horse species
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:predators
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large carnivores
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Equus_caballus
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
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gptkbp:research_importance
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understanding horse evolution
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Merychippus_intermedius
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:medium
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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herding
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gptkbp:weight
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around 300 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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extinct
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Merlot
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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