Tetrapods

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Superclass
gptkbp:bodyPlan head, trunk, tail, four limbs
gptkbp:characteristic lungs
four limbs
bony skeleton
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:descendedFrom all land vertebrates
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature paired limbs with digits
gptkbp:divergedFrom gptkb:other_Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:diversification high
gptkbp:evolvesFrom gptkb:Lobe-finned_fishes
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:farmer
gptkb:water
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tetrapods
gptkbp:importantFor dominant terrestrial vertebrates
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Mammals
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
gptkbp:includesExtinctGroups gptkb:Acanthostega
gptkb:Ichthyostega
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:majorGroups gptkb:Aves
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkb:Amphibia
gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:notableFeature eyelids
adapted for terrestrial life
amniotic egg (in amniotes)
digits (fingers and toes)
ears adapted for air hearing
internal nostrils (choanae)
loss of gills in adults (except some amphibians)
muscular tongue
neck with at least one vertebra
pelvic girdle attached to vertebral column
some secondarily aquatic
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 30,000
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:respiration lungs
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Tetrapoda
gptkbp:skeletonType endoskeleton
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Vertebrata
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Limbs
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5