Plesiadapis planiceps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mammals
gptkbp:adaptations grazing
gptkbp:anatomical_adaptation grasping hands
gptkbp:anatomy long limbs
gptkbp:body_shape slender
adapted for climbing
gptkbp:characteristic long snout
gptkbp:climate warm climates
gptkbp:conservation_status not assessed
gptkbp:cultural_significance ancestor of modern primates
gptkbp:descendant early mammals
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovery_year 1937
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:eye_color laterally placed
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:William_Diller_Matthew
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Montana
extensive
partial skeleton
Paleocene epoch
AMNH 12345
65-55 million years ago
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Plesiadapis
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkbp:habitat forests
gptkbp:habitat_preference wooded areas
gptkbp:has_features large incisors
gptkbp:head flattened skull
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plesiadapis planiceps
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil records
gptkbp:length small to medium
gptkbp:lived_during Paleocene
gptkbp:material fur
gptkbp:mouth bunodont
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Euprimates
gptkbp:paleobiology arboreal
tropical forests
herbivore in ecosystem
Paleocene deposits
early mammalian diversity
gptkbp:phylogenetic_position near primates
gptkbp:predators larger mammals
gptkbp:related_to primates
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:research_importance paleoanthropology
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:significance early primate evolution
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary
gptkbp:species planiceps
gptkbp:tail_length short
gptkbp:time_period 65 to 55 million years ago
gptkbp:weight 5 to 10 kg
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plesiadapis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5