Parahesperornis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:adaptation aquatic lifestyle
streamlined body for efficient swimming
gptkbp:behavior likely social
foraging underwater
gptkbp:body_style streamlined
adapted for swimming
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
gptkbp:color toothed
gptkbp:constructed_in approximately 10 million years
gptkbp:cultural_significance represents a transitional form in bird evolution
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kansas
the 19th century
gptkbp:ecological_role top predator in its environment
gptkbp:eye_color large
gptkbp:faced positioned on top of the head
gptkbp:first_flight limited
gptkbp:foot short and strong
pneumatized bones
gptkbp:foraging_behavior pursuit diving
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Western_Interior_Seaway
1890s
well-documented
approximately 70 million years
partial skeletons
provides insight into Cretaceous ecosystems
understanding avian evolution
Late Cretaceous marine environments.
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
gptkbp:has_ability excellent
gptkbp:has_color dark plumage
gptkbp:has_feature flipper-like wings
gptkbp:historical_significance paleontological studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parahesperornis
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:bird
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:David_A._E._Spindler
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_known_for fossil records
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Hesperornithidae
Cretaceous period
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:length medium-sized
about 1 meter
gptkbp:material feathers
gptkbp:notable_for diving ability
gptkbp:predators large marine reptiles
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Hesperornis
gptkb:Ichthyornis
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:resides_in Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:tail_type reduced
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:wingspan gptkb:battle