Opabinia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:body_shape tentacles
segmented body
eyes
mouth
trunk
gptkbp:cultural_significance early arthropod evolution
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1971
gptkbp:ecological_role gptkb:Predator
gptkbp:first_described_by Harry B. Whittington
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Yoho_National_Park
well-preserved
soft-bodied fossil
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Marble_Canyon
gptkbp:habitat marine environment
gptkbp:has_category gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:has_diet carnivorous
gptkbp:has_features soft-bodied
gptkbp:has_relationship_with Paleozoic era
gptkbp:has_research_focus Cambrian biodiversity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Opabinia
gptkbp:is_aligned_with bilateral symmetry
gptkbp:is_considered_as living fossil
key fossil
iconic Cambrian organism
gptkbp:is_found_in Burgess Shale formation
gptkbp:is_known_for complex morphology
distinctive head structure
five eyes
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:fossilized_remains
gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:is_notable_for unique morphology
unique feeding mechanism
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Burgess_Shale
Cambrian explosion
marine ecosystems
Cambrian fauna
Paleozoic marine fauna
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Hallucigenia
gptkb:Wiwaxia
gptkbp:length up to 7 cm
approximately 7 cm
gptkbp:lives_in Cambrian period
gptkbp:movement gptkb:swimming
gptkbp:paleobiology indicates Cambrian diversity
provides insight into early life
gptkbp:research_interest paleontologists
gptkbp:scientific_name Opabinia regalis
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4