Sauropelta edwardsorum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:armor osteoderms
gptkbp:body_shape robust
gptkbp:characteristic spiked armor
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Moab,_Utah
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:extinction_cause gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:family gptkb:Nodosauridae
gptkbp:first_described_by William T. Blows
gptkbp:foot bipedal and quadrupedal
sturdy and columnar
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Utah
1970s
incomplete
partial skeletons
approximately 125 million years
skull and limb bones
holotype
Early Cretaceous period.
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Cedar_Mountain_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
forest and plains
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
gptkbp:head small relative to body
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sauropelta edwardsorum
gptkbp:is_known_to fossil remains
gptkbp:known_for defensive adaptations
gptkbp:length approximately 5 meters
up to 5 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Early Cretaceous
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Ankylosaurids
gptkbp:paleobiology subtropical climate
William T. Blows
coexisted with other herbivores
early example of armored dinosaurs
studied for its defensive features
gptkbp:predators large theropods
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Stegouros
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Ankylosauria
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_focus armored dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Sauropelta_edwardsorum
gptkbp:social_behavior herding
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Nodosaurinae
gptkbp:tail_defense club-like structure
gptkbp:tail_type long and muscular
gptkbp:type ornithischian
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
gptkbp:weight_estimate 1-2 tons
gptkbp:wildlife yes
gptkbp:year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sauropelta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6