Plesiosauroidea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Plesiosauroidea

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:superfamily
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
gptkbp:describedYear	1825
gptkbp:diet	carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide (fossil record)
gptkbp:extinct	yes
gptkbp:firstAppearance	gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:fossilRange	Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance	gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:limbType	four flippers
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Plesiosaurus gptkb:Cryptoclidus gptkb:Elasmosaurus
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Plesiosauria
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:shape	broad body, short tail, long neck
gptkbp:subdivision	gptkb:Plesiosauridae gptkb:Elasmosauridae Polycotylidae Cryptoclididae
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:superfamily
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Plesiosaurus_dolichodeirus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Plesiosauridae gptkb:Plesiosaur gptkb:Plesiosauria gptkb:Elasmosauridae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Plesiosauroidea