Merychippus primus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:adaptation long legs for running
social grazing behavior
gptkbp:behavior herding
gptkbp:body_style adapted for grazing
equine-like body
longer limbs than predecessors
gptkbp:caused_by climate change and competition
gptkbp:class gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:climate warm and dry
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:family gptkb:Equidae
gptkbp:first_appearance 20 million years ago
gptkbp:foot developed hoof-like structures
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_America
Miocene epoch
ongoing studies
well-documented
grassland ecosystems
partial skeletons
studied for locomotion
important for understanding horse evolution
YPM 1880
gptkbp:genus gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Hagerman_Fossil_Beds
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
North American grasslands
gptkbp:headcount elongated skull
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Miocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merychippus primus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:known_for three-toed feet
gptkbp:last_appearance 5 million years ago
gptkbp:length 2.5 meters
2.5 to 3 meters
gptkbp:material 50 cm
gptkbp:migration seasonal migration patterns
gptkbp:mouth high-crowned teeth
gptkbp:notable_work insights into horse evolution.
gptkbp:order gptkb:Perissodactyla
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Skrull
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:fish
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
foal
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Merychippus_primus
gptkbp:significance ancestor of modern horses
gptkbp:size 1.2 to 1.5 meters tall
gptkbp:social_structure herd dynamics
gptkbp:weight 300 kg
300 to 400 kg
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
gptkbp:year_created 1879