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