Statements (55)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
species
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gptkbp:diedIn |
Cambrian period
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy |
gptkb:Harry_B._Whittington
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gptkbp:hasApplicationNumber |
proboscis
|
gptkbp:hasColor |
unknown
five compound eyes |
gptkbp:hasFeature |
approximately 505 million years
|
gptkbp:hasFilm |
distinctive head structure
lateral flaps spiny appendages |
gptkbp:hasFuturePlans |
gptkb:Opabinia_regalis
|
gptkbp:hasGoals |
gptkb:British_Columbia
|
gptkbp:hasHistory |
marine environments
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gptkbp:hasLength |
up to 7 cm
|
gptkbp:hasMember |
gptkb:Yoho_National_Park
Paleozoic deposits |
gptkbp:hasOccupation |
predator
|
gptkbp:hasPart |
carnivorous
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gptkbp:hasRank |
genus
|
gptkbp:hasRecognition |
provides insight into early arthropods
|
gptkbp:hasResearchFocus |
Cambrian biodiversity
|
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest |
paleobiology
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gptkbp:hasSibling |
soft-bodied fossil
|
gptkbp:hasStaff |
soft-bodied
elongated body five eyes |
gptkbp:hasStudentOrganizations |
bilateral symmetry
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Opabinia regalis
|
gptkbp:isConsidered |
a key species for understanding evolution
a significant fossil find. a stem-group arthropod an important fossil |
gptkbp:isDescribedAs |
1975
scientific literature |
gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
natural history museums
|
gptkbp:isFoundIn |
gptkb:Canada
marine sedimentary rocks |
gptkbp:isKnownFor |
fossil records
unique morphology multiple specimens its bizarre appearance |
gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its unusual anatomy
its unique feeding mechanism |
gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
fossil record paleoecological studies Paleozoic era Cambrian fauna ancient_marine_ecosystems Opabiniidae_family |
gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
Anomalocaris early marine life |
gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
paleontology
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
|