Pterodactylus antiquus

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Pteranodon
gptkbp:behavior likely hunted small fish
gptkbp:belongs_to gptkb:Pteranodon
gptkbp:body_shape streamlined body
hollow bones
gptkbp:coloration unknown, likely varied
gptkbp:constructed_in about 20 million years
gptkbp:cultural_significance helps understand pterosaur diversity
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Georg_von_Meyer
gptkbp:first_described_by 1860
gptkbp:flight_style powered flight
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Solnhofen_limestone
well-documented
approximately 150 million years
compression fossil
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Solnhofen_limestone
gptkbp:habitat coastal regions
gptkbp:habitat_preference marine environments
gptkbp:has_anatomical_feature elongated fourth finger
gptkbp:has_diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:has_features long wingspan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pterodactylus antiquus
gptkbp:is_believed_to good eyesight
gptkbp:is_characterized_by long wings and a toothy beak
gptkbp:is_considered a flying reptile
a significant species in paleontology
an early flyer
an important transitional fossil
one of the first pterosaurs
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:is_known_for its lightweight structure
its distinctive skull shape
its large size relative to other pterosaurs
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:fossils
several specimens
gptkbp:is_noted_for its flying ability
gptkbp:is_part_of Mesozoic era
Jurassic ecosystem
Pterosaur clade
Pterosauria clade
the Jurassic period
the family Pterodactylidae
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Rhamphorhynchoidea
gptkb:Pterodactyloidea
gptkbp:length approximately 1 meter
gptkbp:lived_during Late Jurassic
gptkbp:paleobiology important for understanding pterosaur evolution
provides insight into flight evolution.
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Pterodactylus
gptkbp:tail_length short tail
gptkbp:wing_configuration membranous wings
gptkbp:wingspan up to 1.5 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pterodactylus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6