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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:adaptation
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long legs for running
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gptkbp:adaptations
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social grazing behavior
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gptkbp:anatomy
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adapted for grazing
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gptkbp:body_length_range
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2.5 to 3 meters
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gptkbp:body_shape
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equine-like body
longer limbs than predecessors
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Mammalia
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gptkbp:climate
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warm and dry
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Merlot
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Eberron
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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 and competition
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Equidae
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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20 million years ago
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gptkbp:foot
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developed hoof-like structures
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_America
Miocene epoch
well-documented
partial skeletons
YPM 1880
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Merlot
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gptkbp:geological_formation
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gptkb:Hagerman_Fossil_Beds
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gptkbp:habitat
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grasslands
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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North American grasslands
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gptkbp:head
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elongated skull
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Merychippus primus
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:known_for
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three-toed feet
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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5 million years ago
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gptkbp:length
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2.5 meters
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gptkbp:material
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50 cm
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gptkbp:migration
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seasonal migration patterns
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gptkbp:mouth
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high-crowned teeth
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gptkbp:notable_work
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insights into horse evolution.
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Perissodactyla
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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ongoing studies
grassland ecosystems
studied for locomotion
important for understanding horse evolution
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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_to
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gptkb:Crocodile
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
foal
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Merychippus_primus
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gptkbp:significance
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ancestor of modern horses
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gptkbp:size
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1.2 to 1.5 meters tall
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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herding
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gptkbp:social_structure
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herd dynamics
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gptkbp:time_period
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gptkb:Miocene
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gptkbp:weight
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300 kg
300 to 400 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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