Sarcopterygii

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
class of vertebrates
脊椎动物
Superclass of fish
gptkbp:alternativeName Jawless_fish
Lobe-finned_fish
coelacanth
lobe-finned_fish
lungfish
placoderm
prehistoric_bird
prehistoric_fish
gptkbp:bodyCovering scales
gptkbp:bodyLength up to 2 meters
gptkbp:characteristic cosmoid scales (in some)
internal skeleton in fins
paired, fleshy, lobed fins
Cartilaginous skeleton
Lack jaws
No paired fins
No scales
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:conservationStatus critically endangered
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Coelacanthimorpha
gptkb:Dipnoi
gptkb:Tetrapodomorpha
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:tetrapods
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature fins joined to the body by a single bone
fleshy, lobed, paired fins
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:South_America
worldwide
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance gave rise to tetrapods
ancestors of all tetrapods
Earliest vertebrates
gave rise to land vertebrates
gptkbp:example gptkb:Petromyzon_marinus
gptkb:Eptatretus_stoutii
gptkbp:extantGroups gptkb:Coelacanths
gptkb:Lungfish
gptkb:Tetrapods
gptkb:coelacanths
gptkb:tetrapods
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:extantSince gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Conodonts
gptkb:Ostracoderms
gptkb:osteolepiforms
porolepiforms
gptkbp:eyeAdaptation gptkb:tapetum_lucidum
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:features electroreception
intracranial joint
fat-filled notochord
gptkbp:finCount 8
gptkbp:finType lobed fins
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Silurian_period
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Thomas_Henry_Huxley
1839
1880
gptkbp:foragingBehavior Parasitic
Filter feeders
gptkbp:fossil rich
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
Silurian to present
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Latimeria
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
Freshwater
freshwater
Marine
deep marine waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:importantFor Model for vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:includes gptkb:coelacanths
gptkb:tetrapods
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:isLiving gptkb:Hagfish
gptkb:Lampreys
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:CR
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:nickname living fossil
gptkbp:notableFeature autostylic jaw suspension (in some)
cartilaginous skeleton (in some)
cosmine layer on scales (in some)
enamel on teeth (in some)
fat-filled notochord (in some)
intracranial joint (in some)
lobed fins with bony structure
ossified skeleton (in most)
presence of choanae (in some)
spiral valve intestine (in some)
cosmoid scales
lobed pectoral fins
rostral organ
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Coelacanth
gptkb:Lungfish
gptkb:Tetrapods
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Coelacanth
gptkb:Dipnoi
gptkb:Gogonasus
gptkb:Latimeria
gptkb:Osteolepis
gptkb:Panderichthys
gptkb:Tetrapodomorpha
gptkb:Tiktaalik
gptkb:Elpistostegalia
gptkb:Holoptychiidae
gptkb:Porolepiformes
gptkb:Tristichopteridae
gptkb:Actinistia
gptkb:Allenypterus
gptkb:Ceratodontidae
gptkb:Ceratodontiformes
gptkb:Ceratodus
gptkb:Chirodipteridae
gptkb:Chirodipterus
gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkb:Diplocercidae
gptkb:Diplurus
gptkb:Dipnorhynchus
gptkb:Dipterus
gptkb:Gnathorhiza
gptkb:Griphognathus
gptkb:Gyroptychius
gptkb:Hadronectoridae
gptkb:Laccognathus
gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkb:Lepidosiren
gptkb:Lepidosirenidae
gptkb:Lepidosireniformes
gptkb:Macropoma
gptkb:Mandageria
gptkb:Mawsoniidae
gptkb:Megalichthyidae
gptkb:Megalichthys
gptkb:Miguashaia
gptkb:Neoceratodontidae
gptkb:Neoceratodus
gptkb:Onychodontidae
gptkb:Onychodus
gptkb:Osteolepiformes
gptkb:Porolepis
gptkb:Protopteridae
gptkb:Protopterus
gptkb:Rhizodontidae
gptkb:Rhizodus
gptkb:Sagenodus
gptkb:Eusthenopteron
gptkb:Holoptychius
gptkb:Tristichopterus
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Protopterus_annectens
gptkb:Neoceratodus_forsteri
gptkbp:notochord Present throughout life
gptkbp:numberOfExtinctSpecies hundreds
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
about 8
about 8 (excluding tetrapods)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators humans
crustaceans
sharks
small fish
cephalopods
gptkbp:rediscoveredAt gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
ovoviviparous
External fertilization
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Cambrian_period
Present
gptkbp:respiration gptkb:Gills
lungs
gills
lungs (in some)
lungs or lung-like structures
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:fish
gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:shape Eel-like
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:fish
gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:skeletonType bony
cartilaginous and bony
gptkbp:structure fins with bones homologous to tetrapod limbs
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Cyclostomata
gptkb:Ostracodermi
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Vertebrata
gptkbp:superclass gptkb:Osteichthyes
gptkbp:swimmingAbility unique limb-like movement
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:class
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:tetrapodDescendants birds
amphibians
mammals
reptiles
gptkbp:thoughtExtinctUntil 1938
gptkbp:vertebralColumn Absent or rudimentary
gptkbp:vertebrateRelation close to tetrapods
gptkbp:weight up to 90 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chordata
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4