Sauropelta edwardsorum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sauropelta
gptkbp:armor osteoderms
gptkbp:behavior herding
gptkbp:body_style robust
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:characteristics spiked armor
gptkbp:color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:defense club-like structure
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Moab,_Utah
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
subtropical climate
incomplete
partial skeletons
approximately 125 million years
skull and limb bones
holotype
Early Cretaceous period.
William T. Blows
coexisted with other herbivores
early example of armored dinosaurs
studied for its defensive features
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Cedar_Mountain_Formation
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
forest and plains
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
gptkbp:headcount small relative to body
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sauropelta edwardsorum
gptkbp:is_known_for fossil remains
gptkbp:known_for defensive adaptations
gptkbp:length approximately 5 meters
up to 5 meters
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ankylosaurids
gptkbp:predators large theropods
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Stegouros
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Ankylosauria
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_focus armored dinosaur evolution
gptkbp:resides_in Early Cretaceous
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Sauropelta_edwardsorum
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Nodosaurinae
gptkbp:tail_type long and muscular
gptkbp:type ornithischian
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
1-2 tons
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:battle
gptkbp:year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1980s