Statements (57)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:musician
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pelycosauria
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gptkbp:adaptation |
Adaptations for predation
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gptkbp:behavior |
Solitary or small groups
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gptkbp:body_style |
Quadrupedal
Robust body Sail vertebrae |
gptkbp:caused_by |
Environmental changes
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gptkbp:climate |
Warm, humid
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Transition to mammals
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gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:item
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gptkbp:diet |
gptkb:product
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
Fossils discovered in the 19th century
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gptkbp:ecological_role |
Key role in vertebrate evolution
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gptkbp:first_appearance |
About 295 million years ago
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gptkbp:foot |
Bony skeleton
Strong limbs |
gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope Body fossil Diverse ecosystems Ecosystem interactions Rich fossil record Study of ancient life Found in various fossil sites Approximately 295 to 250 million years ago Represented in paleoart Understanding synapsid evolution |
gptkbp:geological_formation |
Wolfcampian
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gptkbp:habitat |
Terrestrial
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gptkbp:has_exhibition |
Displayed in museums
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gptkbp:headcount |
Large skull
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gptkbp:historical_period |
Late Paleozoic Era
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
Important in the study of prehistoric life.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pelycosaurus
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gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Pelycosauria
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gptkbp:known_for |
Distinctive sail
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gptkbp:length |
Up to 3 meters
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gptkbp:notable_feature |
Sail-like structure on back
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gptkbp:phylum |
Early synapsid lineage
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gptkbp:predators |
Larger reptiles
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gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:reproduction |
Egg-laying
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gptkbp:research |
Ongoing paleontological research
North American distribution Subject of scientific studies |
gptkbp:resides_in |
Early Permian
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gptkbp:scientific_classification |
Reptiliomorpha
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gptkbp:scientific_name |
gptkb:Pelycosaurus
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gptkbp:significance |
Early example of a synapsid
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gptkbp:size |
Large for its time
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gptkbp:species |
gptkb:None
Pelycosaurus bohemicus |
gptkbp:tail_type |
Long tail
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gptkbp:wildlife |
gptkb:battle
About 250 million years ago |