Sauroposeidon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sauropod
gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:behavior herding
gptkbp:body_style columnar legs
massive and elongated
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
gptkbp:characteristics long neck
gptkbp:climate warm and humid
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:first_described_by Andrews, 1998
gptkbp:foot hollow bones
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:1994
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Mark_A._Norell
gptkb:Oklahoma_Museum_of_Natural_History
vertebrae
incomplete
approximately 110 million years
studied for growth patterns
provides insight into sauropod evolution
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Antlers_Formation
gptkbp:habitat forests
terrestrial
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
gptkbp:headcount small relative to body
feeding on high vegetation
gptkbp:historical_period Cretaceous
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sauroposeidon
gptkbp:known_for being one of the tallest dinosaurs
gptkbp:length up to 34 meters
gptkbp:material up to 15 meters
gptkbp:origin sauropod lineage
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_species other Cretaceous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_focus paleobiology and ecology
gptkbp:resides_in Early Cretaceous period
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:scientific_name Sauroposeidon proteles
gptkbp:size larger than most other sauropods
gptkbp:tail_type long and whip-like
gptkbp:type gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:weight approximately 60 tons
40-60 tons
gptkbp:wildlife Late Cretaceous