Ornithosuchus

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Basketball_Player
gptkbp:body_style quadrupedal
streamlined
ossified vertebrae
gptkbp:collection fossil collections
gptkbp:color dark green
gptkbp:cultural_significance in archosaur evolution
gptkbp:descendant Archosauria lineage
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
fish and small vertebrates
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:ecological_role top predator
gptkbp:era Mesozoic
gptkbp:exhibits natural history museums
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ornithosuchidae
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:British_Isles
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:geographical_feature
approximately 230 million years old
in understanding reptile evolution
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
gptkbp:has_feature robust limbs
elongated snout
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
gptkbp:headcount flattened skull
large orbits
gptkbp:historical_significance in understanding archosaur diversity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ornithosuchus
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:archosaur
gptkbp:is_considered a transitional form
an important fossil
a key species
a significant find.
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:fossilized_remains
fossil records
predatory behavior
unique morphology
agility in water
fossilized teeth
several specimens
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:mythological_figure
early crocodiles
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Pseudosuchia
gptkbp:is_studied_in Triassic ecosystems
gptkbp:length up to 3 meters
gptkbp:members gptkb:Archosauriformes
gptkbp:mouth sharp and conical
gptkbp:movement semi-aquatic
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research paleontology
gptkbp:research_interest paleobiologists
gptkbp:resides_in Late Triassic
gptkbp:significance evolutionary biology
gptkbp:species gptkb:Ornithosuchus_niger
gptkbp:tail_type long and muscular
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4