Plesiosauroidea

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:characterized_by long necks
four flippers
small heads
large bodies
gptkbp:constructed_in over 135 million years
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:habitat oceans
gptkbp:had_body_plan hydrodynamic body
gptkbp:had_reproductive_method ovoviviparous
gptkbp:has_diversity_initiatives gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
Late Jurassic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plesiosauroidea
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Cryptoclididae
gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Plesiosauridae
gptkbp:is_characterized_by varied sizes
varied reproductive strategies
different feeding strategies
varied ecological niches
adaptations for swimming
distinct skull shapes
gptkbp:is_considered gptkb:Lizard
extinct group
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:fossilized_remains
diverse species
evolutionary significance
adaptations to aquatic life
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil records
various continents
gptkbp:is_noted_for unique limb structure
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Sauropterygia
gptkb:Mesozoic_marine_reptiles
marine reptile evolution
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Nothosauria
gptkb:Sauropterygians
gptkb:Ichthyosauria
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontology
gptkbp:lived_during gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:scientific_classification short tails
broad bodies
long flippers
paddle-like limbs
elongated necks
short necks in some species
gptkbp:was_predominant_in marine environments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pliosaurus_brachycephalus
gptkb:Cryptoclididae
gptkb:Muraenosaurus_subbifurcatus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5