Merychippus seymourensis

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Merlot
gptkbp:adaptations grazing on grasses
adapted to grazing habits
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Crocodile
gptkbp:body_shape long legs
gptkbp:constructed_in 20 million years ago
5 million years ago
gptkbp:cultural_significance transition to modern horses
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Oregon
gptkbp:discovery_year 1915
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:John_Day_Fossil_Beds
gptkb:fossils
Miocene epoch
molar teeth
North American Miocene deposits
significant finds
gptkbp:geological_features gptkb:Neogene
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
gptkbp:has_adaptation adapted to grazing
gptkbp:has_behavior herding
gptkbp:has_color brown
gptkbp:has_diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:has_evolutionary_link to modern equines
gptkbp:has_features high-crowned teeth
gptkbp:has_natural_feature three toes
gptkbp:head elongated skull
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merychippus seymourensis
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:horse_race
gptkbp:is_considered_as early horse
key species in horse evolution
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_known_for evolutionary transition
adaptation to open environments
diversity in the genus
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil remains
multiple specimens
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Equinae
gptkb:Equidae
Paleontology
Equidae family
fossil record of horses
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Eberron
modern horses
gptkbp:length medium-sized
about 1.5 meters
gptkbp:lived_during gptkb:Miocene
gptkbp:movement running
gptkbp:named_after Gidley
gptkbp:paleobiology understanding horse evolution
gptkbp:predators large carnivores
gptkbp:reproduction live birth
gptkbp:research_interest paleontologists
gptkbp:significance evolutionary biology
paleontological research
gptkbp:social_structure herds
gptkbp:weight around 200 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Merlot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5