Polycotylidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:behavior predatory
likely social
likely migratory
gptkbp:body_style strong jaws
large eyes
modified into flippers
broad skull
reduced limbs
hydrodynamic body shape
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:sports_event
environmental changes
predation
gptkbp:characteristics long neck
flippers
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:England
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Owen
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:item
shale
approximately 100 million years
marine sedimentary rocks
chalk deposits
study of ancient marine ecosystems
gptkbp:geographical_feature Cretaceous period
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:beach
gptkbp:headcount elongated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polycotylidae
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:ichthyosaurs
modern sea turtles
gptkbp:known_for streamlined body
adaptations for swimming
gptkbp:length up to 10 meters
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Kimmerosaurus
gptkb:Muraenosaurus
gptkb:Polycotylus
Trinacromerum
gptkbp:origin gptkb:sauropterygians
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research_focus understanding marine reptile evolution
gptkbp:resides_in Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:significance paleontology
gptkbp:size medium to large
gptkbp:tail_type short and muscular
gptkbp:type gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:battle
gptkbp:year 1860