Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:genus
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| gptkbp:body_shape |
gptkb:marine_mammals
gptkb:scales lungs pectoral fins neck robust body flat skull |
| gptkbp:diet |
carnivorous
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Neil_Shubin |
| gptkbp:discovery |
bridging land and water vertebrates
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:2004
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
gptkb:Field_Museum
gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_Nature gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution gptkb:Royal_Ontario_Museum |
| gptkbp:eye_color |
on top of the head
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| gptkbp:faced |
nostrils positioned on top
|
| gptkbp:features |
lungs
neck flat skull limb-like fins |
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
evolutionary biology
paleontology |
| gptkbp:fins |
lobed fins
|
| gptkbp:first_described_by |
gptkb:Neil_Shubin
|
| gptkbp:foot |
bony skeleton
early limb structures |
| gptkbp:fossil_record |
gptkb:Nunavut
vertebrate fossil |
| gptkbp:gills |
gills present
|
| gptkbp:habitat |
shallow water
|
| gptkbp:has_features |
both fish and tetrapods
|
| gptkbp:has_lateral_line_system |
lateral line system present
|
| gptkbp:has_pectoral_fins |
pectoral fins adapted for support
|
| gptkbp:has_pelvic_fins |
pelvic fins present
|
| gptkbp:has_ribs |
ribs present
|
| gptkbp:has_skin |
scaly skin
|
| gptkbp:has_vertebrae |
vertebrae present
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tiktaalik
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| gptkbp:importance |
understanding vertebrate evolution
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
climate change during the Devonian
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a significant discovery in paleontology
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
a key transitional form
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_to_be |
a model organism for evolutionary studies
|
| gptkbp:is_described_as |
gptkb:literature
|
| gptkbp:is_displayed_in |
gptkb:museums
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
understanding vertebrate evolution
|
| gptkbp:is_examined_in |
evolutionary biology studies
|
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
gptkb:documentaries
|
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
fossil beds
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
the study of land vertebrate origins
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its unique adaptations
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the fossil record
the evolutionary tree the vertebrate lineage |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Acanthostega
gptkb:Eusthenopteron |
| gptkbp:is_represented_in |
art and media
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
paleontologists
|
| gptkbp:is_symbolic_of |
evolutionary change
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
educational contexts
|
| gptkbp:lived_during |
Devonian period
|
| gptkbp:lives_in |
Devonian period
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
|
| gptkbp:mouth |
sharp teeth
|
| gptkbp:paleobiology |
provides insight into limb evolution
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkb:fish gptkb:amphibians tetrapods |
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkb:Osteichthyes |
| gptkbp:significance |
evolution of tetrapods
evolutionary link between fish and land animals |
| gptkbp:size |
about 2.5 feet long
|
| gptkbp:topics |
gptkb:fossils
gptkb:Biology genetic studies climate change effects comparative anatomy extinction events public understanding of science paleoecology species diversity paleobiology developmental biology phylogenetics ancient ecosystems functional morphology environmental adaptation fossilization processes morphological adaptations evolutionary trends vertebrate morphology evolutionary biology education evolution of limbs transition from water to land vertebrate phylogeny transitional forms |
| gptkbp:type |
transitional fossil
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tetrapoda
gptkb:Dipterus |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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