Therapsids

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Clade
gptkbp:bodyCovering Likely had some with hair-like structures
gptkbp:class gptkb:Synapsida
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Mammals
gptkbp:describedYear 1876
gptkbp:diet Carnivorous
Omnivorous
Herbivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature Differentiated teeth
Enlarged temporal fenestra
More upright limb posture
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance Transitional group between reptiles and mammals
gptkbp:extinct Yes
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Permian_period
gptkbp:fossilRange Middle Permian to Middle Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat Terrestrial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Therapsids
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:majorExtinctionEvent gptkb:End-Permian_extinction
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Cynognathus
gptkb:Lystrosaurus
gptkb:Moschops
gptkb:Oligokyphus
gptkb:Procynosuchus
gptkb:Thrinaxodon
gptkb:Gorgonops
gptkb:Inostrancevia
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Dicynodonts
gptkb:Gorgonopsians
gptkb:Theriodonts
Cynodonts
Anomodonts
Dinocephalians
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Karoo_Basin
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:range Small to large
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pelycosaurs
gptkbp:replacedBy Archosaurs
gptkbp:reproduction Egg-laying
gptkbp:respiration Secondary palate in some groups
gptkbp:skullLength Single temporal opening
gptkbp:survived gptkb:Dicynodonts
Cynodonts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6