Microceratus

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:adaptations adapted to herbivory
gptkbp:body_shape streamlined body
lightweight skeleton
gptkbp:characteristic small size
gptkbp:cultural_significance yes
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Montana,_USA
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:ecological_role herbivore in ecosystem
gptkbp:extinction_cause natural selection
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:P._J._Currie
gptkbp:foot four limbs
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Montana
yes
multiple sites
partial skeletons
approximately 75 million years
good preservation
gptkbp:geological_features Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat forested areas
gptkbp:has_diet grazing on low vegetation
gptkbp:has_features adapted for speed
gptkbp:has_head_structure small head
gptkbp:has_natural_feature bipedal locomotion
gptkbp:has_skin scaly skin
gptkbp:has_teeth_adaptation flat teeth for grinding
gptkbp:head small cranial crest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Microceratus
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:rock
gptkbp:length 2 to 3 meters
approximately 2 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:movement bipedal
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:1990
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Thescelosaurus
gptkbp:paleobiology yes
gptkbp:predators larger dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Orodromeus
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Hypsilophodon
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_importance paleontological studies
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:social_behavior possibly social
gptkbp:strategy running away
gptkbp:tail_type long tail
gptkbp:type ornithopod
gptkbp:was_herbivore yes
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:ecosystem
gptkbp:weight lightweight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jurassic_World_Alive
gptkb:Isla_Nublar
gptkb:In_Gen
gptkb:Camp_Cretaceous
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5