Microraptor

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:body_shape small size
bipedal
gptkbp:color iridescent feathers
gptkbp:coloration black and white
gptkbp:cultural_significance bird evolution
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:2000
gptkb:China
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Xu_Xing
gptkbp:fossil_record multiple
well-preserved
Liaoning Province
amber fossils
approximately 120 million years
gptkbp:habitat forests
gptkbp:has_hollow_bones gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_large_eyes gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_natural_feature four wings
gptkbp:has_tail_feathers gptkb:true
gptkbp:head large skull
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Microraptor
gptkbp:is_believed_to gliding capabilities
gptkbp:is_considered a model organism for studies.
a transitional fossil
a key species in understanding avian evolution
gptkbp:is_considered_to_be a feathered dinosaur
gptkbp:is_famous_for its unique morphology
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:is_known_for gliding ability
its unique wing structure
unique flight adaptations
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:fossilized_remains
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
the Mesozoic era
the clade Paraves
the theropod lineage
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkbp:is_similar_to modern birds
gptkbp:is_studied_in its flight mechanics
gptkbp:length about 2.5 feet
approximately 77 cm
gptkbp:lives_in Cretaceous period
gptkbp:paleobiology high
gptkbp:predators gptkb:true
small vertebrates
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:birds
gptkbp:research_interest paleontologists
gptkbp:significance evolutionary studies
gptkbp:tail_type gptkb:true
gptkbp:type theropod
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Jehol_Biota
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 kg
gptkbp:wingspan gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jurassic_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4