Opabinia

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genus
gptkbp:birthYear 1975
gptkbp:diedIn Cambrian period
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Harry_B._Whittington
gptkbp:hasApplicationNumber lobopods
gptkbp:hasCitations approximately 505 million years ago
gptkbp:hasColor unknown
five compound eyes
gptkbp:hasExhibition flattened body
gptkbp:hasFacility Anomalocaris canadensis
gptkbp:hasFeature filter feeder
gptkbp:hasFilm proboscis with a claw-like structure
gptkbp:hasFuturePlans gptkb:Opabinia_regalis
gptkbp:hasHistory marine environments
gptkbp:hasLength up to 10 cm
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:Yoho_National_Park
gptkbp:hasRank genus
gptkbp:hasRecognition evolutionary biology
provides insight into early arthropods
indicates_diversity_of_Cambrian_life
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest paleobiology
gptkbp:hasStaff soft-bodied
long proboscis
five eyes
trunk-like body
gptkbp:hasStudentOrganizations bilateral symmetry
segmented body
gptkbp:hasTheme well-preserved fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Opabinia
gptkbp:isConsidered a key fossil for understanding evolution
a significant fossil for studying early life
a stem group of arthropods
an important evolutionary link
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:isKnownFor fossils
multiple specimens
its unusual anatomy
its unique evolutionary traits
gptkbp:isNotableFor unique morphology
gptkbp:isNotedFor its bizarre features
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
gptkb:Cambrian_marine_fauna
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
Paleozoic era
fossil_record_of_the_Burgess_Shale
the_Burgess_Shale_formation
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Anomalocaris
other_Cambrian_animals
gptkbp:isStudiedIn paleontology
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Burgess_Shale