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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:mammals
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gptkbp:adaptations
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adapted for climbing
grasping hands
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gptkbp:body_shape
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arboreal
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gptkbp:character_traits
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nocturnal
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gptkbp:characteristic
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clawed digits
long limbs
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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early primate evolution
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gptkbp:diet
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fruits and leaves
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Montana
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change
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gptkbp:eye_color
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laterally placed
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:William_Diller_Matthew
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Wyoming
yes
partial skeletons
about 65 million years ago
found in multiple sites.
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gptkbp:geological_features
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Paleocene Epoch
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gptkbp:geological_formation
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gptkb:Fort_Union_Formation
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gptkbp:habitat
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forests
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gptkbp:habitat_preference
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wooded areas
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gptkbp:has_dental_formula
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2-1-3-3
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gptkbp:has_diet
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gptkb:herbivore
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gptkbp:has_evolutionary_branch
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:has_features
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large incisors
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gptkbp:has_fossil_discovery_year
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1894
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gptkbp:has_paleontologist
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gptkb:William_Diller_Matthew
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gptkbp:has_skull_characteristic
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small brain size
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gptkbp:has_weight
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about 5 kg
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gptkbp:head
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small
elongated snout
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Plesiadapis elegans
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gptkbp:is_considered_to_be
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early primate ancestor
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:length
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about 1 meter
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Paleocene
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gptkbp:movement
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quadrupedal
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gptkbp:notable_work
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numerous fossils found
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gptkbp:originated_in
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to modern primates
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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tropical forests
herbivore in ancient ecosystems
important for understanding mammal evolution
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gptkbp:predators
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none known
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Plesiadapis
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
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gptkbp:research_importance
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studied for evolutionary biology
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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likely solitary
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gptkbp:tail_type
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long tail
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gptkbp:wildlife
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extinct
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Plesiadapis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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