Mosasauridae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mosasauridae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:family
gptkbp:characteristic	streamlined body conical teeth large marine lizards paddle-like limbs
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Asia gptkb:Australia gptkb:Europe gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:diet	carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:extinct	gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event true
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Gervais 1853
gptkbp:fossilRange	gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mosasauridae
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:namedAfter	Meuse River (Latin: Mosa)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Tylosaurus gptkb:Mosasaurus gptkb:Clidastes gptkb:Platecarpus gptkb:Prognathodon
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Squamata
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo	snakes monitor lizards
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Mosasauroidea
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Mosasaurus_hoffmannii
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tylosaurus gptkb:Pliotomodon gptkb:Mosasaurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6