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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:anatomy
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long, low skull
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gptkbp:body_shape
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quadrupedal
strong limbs
robust body
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gptkbp:characteristic
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long neck
broad, flat teeth
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Niger
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1999
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:Paul_Sereno
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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grazing on low vegetation
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Skeleton
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Elrhaz_Formation
approximately 110 million years
significant for understanding sauropod diversity.
MNHN SGA 2000
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gptkbp:geological_formation
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Cretaceous period
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gptkbp:habitat
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semi-arid environments
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gptkbp:head
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lightweight skull
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nigersaurus taqueti
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 9 meters
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Middle Cretaceous
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gptkbp:material
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1.5 meters
long neck
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gptkbp:mouth
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broad, spatula-shaped teeth
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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gptkb:Paul_Sereno
gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
floodplains
grazing behavior
first sauropod with a specialized feeding mechanism
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gptkbp:predators
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large carnivorous dinosaurs
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gptkbp:related_species
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other sauropods
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Sauropod
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gptkbp:reproduction
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oviparous
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gptkbp:research_focus
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feeding habits
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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Sauropod dinosaur
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Nigersaurus_taqueti
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gptkbp:significance
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unique feeding adaptations
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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herding
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gptkbp:tail_length
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long tail
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gptkbp:weight
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estimated 4 tons
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gptkbp:wildlife
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Late Cretaceous
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1999
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nigersaurus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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