Sinosauropteryx prima

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:anatomy avian-like features
gptkbp:body_shape bipedal
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cultural_significance bridging gap between dinosaurs and birds
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:China
gptkbp:discovery provides insight into feather evolution
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1996
gptkbp:era Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
gptkbp:features feathers
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Xu_Xing
gptkbp:foot well-preserved
short and robust
gptkbp:fossil_record extensive
Liaoning Province
approximately 125 million years
amber fossil
significant for paleontology.
IVPP V 11955
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Sinosauropteryx
gptkbp:habitat forests
gptkbp:has_museum displayed in various museums
gptkbp:head small and elongated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinosauropteryx prima
gptkbp:is_popular_in featured in documentaries
gptkbp:length approximately 1 meter
about 1 meter
gptkbp:mouth serrated
gptkbp:paleobiology high
important for understanding theropod diversity
insight into early feathered dinosaurs
gptkbp:predators sharp
larger theropods
gptkbp:prey small vertebrates
gptkbp:related_species other feathered dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_to bird evolution
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research gptkb:Asia
subject of numerous studies
gptkbp:research_importance important for evolutionary biology
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Sinosauropteryx_prima
gptkbp:significance first known feathered dinosaur
gptkbp:size small
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary
gptkbp:species S. prima
gptkbp:tail_type long and feathered
gptkbp:type theropod
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sinosauropteryx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6