Plesiosaur

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Extinct marine reptile
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:William_Conybeare
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Loch_Ness_Monster
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Mary_Anning
gptkbp:etymology Near lizard
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1821
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Skeletons
Teeth
Gastroliths
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:habitat Marine
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Pliosauroidea
gptkb:Plesiosauroidea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plesiosaur
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 2 to 15 meters
gptkbp:nameCoinedYear 1821
gptkbp:notableFeature Long neck
Broad body
Four flippers
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Kansas,_USA
gptkb:Lyme_Regis,_England
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Plesiosaurus_dolichodeirus
gptkb:Kronosaurus_queenslandicus
gptkb:Cryptoclidus_eurymerus
gptkb:Elasmosaurus_platyurus
gptkbp:order gptkb:Plesiosauria
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
gptkb:Cephalopods
Other marine reptiles
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Elasmosaur
gptkb:Pliosaur
gptkbp:reproduction Live birth (viviparous)
gptkbp:swimmingAbility Underwater flight (flapping flippers)
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Plesiosaurus_dolichodeirus
gptkbp:weight Up to several tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkb:Lapras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6