Mosasaurs

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Extinct marine reptile
gptkbp:biteForce Very strong
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Snakes
gptkb:Monitor_lizards
gptkbp:culture Featured in Jurassic World
gptkbp:diet Carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy Maastricht, Netherlands (first fossils)
gptkbp:ecologicalRole Apex predator
gptkbp:etymology Named after the Meuse River (Latin: Mosa)
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkbp:family gptkb:Mosasauridae
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Skeletons
gptkb:Vertebrae
Teeth
gptkbp:fossilDiscoveryYear 1764
gptkbp:fossilRange about 98–66 million years ago
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:habitat Marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mosasaurs
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:legColor Modified into flippers
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:William_Daniel_Conybeare
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Platecarpus_tympaniticus
gptkb:Mosasaurus_hoffmannii
gptkb:Clidastes_propython
gptkb:Tylosaurus_proriger
gptkbp:order gptkb:Squamata
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
gptkb:Ammonites
Other marine reptiles
gptkbp:reproduction Live birth (viviparous)
gptkbp:size up to 17 meters
gptkbp:skin Scaly
gptkbp:swimmingAbility Lateral undulation
gptkbp:tailLength Paddle-like
gptkbp:teeth Conical, sharp
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Mosasaurus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_reptiles
gptkb:G._Cuvier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7