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gptkbp:instanceOf
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extinct genus of sarcopterygian (lobe-finned fish)
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gptkbp:bodyLength
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about 1.2 to 2.7 meters
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Sarcopterygii
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gptkbp:diet
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carnivorous
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Edward_B._Daeschler
gptkb:Farin_A._Jenkins_Jr.
gptkb:Neil_H._Shubin
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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2004
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gptkbp:etymology
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Inuktitut word for 'burbot' or 'large freshwater fish'
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Elpistostegidae
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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gptkb:Late_Devonian
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkb:Nunavut
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Daeschler,_Shubin_&_Jenkins,_2006
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gptkbp:habitat
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shallow freshwater environments
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gptkbp:hasFeature
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gptkb:meat
scales
fins with wrist-like bones
flat skull
lungs and gills
mobile neck
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gptkbp:holotype
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gptkb:NUFV_108
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tiktaalik
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gptkbp:importantFor
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key fossil in study of vertebrate evolution
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:legColor
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pectoral fins with bones homologous to tetrapod limbs
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gptkbp:livedApproximately
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375 million years ago
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gptkbp:mediaAppearance
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featured in PBS documentary 'Your Inner Fish'
featured in scientific journals such as Nature
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gptkbp:neckMobility
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first known fish with a mobile neck
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gptkbp:notableFor
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transitional features between fish and tetrapods
evidence of evolution of vertebrates onto land
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Elpistostegalia
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Nature,_2006
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Panderichthys
gptkb:Acanthostega
gptkb:Ichthyostega
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gptkbp:repository
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gptkb:Nunavut_Fossil_Vertebrate_Collection
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gptkbp:significance
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transitional fossil between fish and early tetrapods
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gptkbp:skullLength
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flattened, crocodile-like
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gptkbp:typeSpecies
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gptkb:Tiktaalik_roseae
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Devonian_period
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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