Ophthalmosaurus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:anatomy adapted for aquatic life
gptkbp:body_shape streamlined
modified into flippers
gptkbp:climate warm seas
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:England
gptkbp:discovery_year 1840
gptkbp:eye_color very large
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ophthalmosauridae
gptkbp:field_of_study paleontology
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:BMNH_1880
well-documented
approximately 150 million years
well-preserved specimens
multiple specimens found
Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Oxford_Clay_Formation
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
gptkbp:habitat_preference open ocean
gptkbp:head large and flattened
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ophthalmosaurus
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:modern_dolphins
gptkbp:length up to 4.5 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Jurassic
gptkbp:neighboring_city gptkb:England
gptkbp:notable_feature large eyes
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:order gptkb:Ichthyosauria
gptkbp:originated_in originated in the Triassic
gptkbp:paleobiology Mesozoic
high
adapted to open ocean
important for understanding ichthyosaurs
gptkbp:predators large marine reptiles
gptkbp:prey gptkb:fish
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Ichthyosauria
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research ongoing studies
gptkbp:research_importance helps study marine reptile evolution
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Ophthalmosaurus_icenicus
gptkbp:social_behavior likely solitary
gptkbp:speed fast swimmer
similar to modern cetaceans
gptkbp:tail_type powerful tail
gptkbp:type gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:weight estimated 1 ton
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
Cretaceous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4