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Plesiosauria
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Plesiosauria
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
clade
extinct marine reptile
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:diet
carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy
gptkb:Mary_Anning
gptkbp:discoveredIn
gptkb:England
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
large head (in pliosaurs)
long neck (in some species)
short head (in some species)
short neck (in pliosaurs)
gptkbp:extinct
gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
yes
gptkbp:firstAppearance
gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:fossilRange
Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat
gptkb:marine
gptkbp:hasSubgroup
gptkb:Pliosauroidea
gptkb:Plesiosauroidea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Plesiosauria
gptkbp:kingdom
gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance
gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:namedFor
gptkb:Henri_Marie_Ducrotay_de_Blainville
gptkbp:nameMeaning
near lizard
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Plesiosaurus
gptkb:Elasmosaurus
gptkb:Kronosaurus
gptkb:Liopleurodon
gptkbp:notableSite
worldwide
gptkbp:order
gptkb:Plesiosauria
gptkbp:phylum
gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Ichthyosauria
gptkb:Mosasaurs
gptkbp:reproduction
viviparous
gptkbp:shape
short tail
broad body
four large flippers
gptkbp:yearNamed
1835
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Pliosauridae
gptkb:Pliosaurus_kevani
gptkb:Plesiosaur
gptkb:Niobrara_Chalk
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7