Tully Monster

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:adds long, grasping appendages
gptkbp:body_shape cartilaginous skeleton
elongated body
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:state_government
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1955
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:museums
gptkbp:eye_color two large eyes
gptkbp:first_described_by Eugene S. Richardson
gptkbp:fossil_record extensive fossil record
soft-bodied fossil
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
gptkbp:has_color unknown color
gptkbp:has_diet carnivorous
gptkbp:has_features distinctive features
gptkbp:has_implications_for paleontological research
gptkbp:has_research_focus evolutionary biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tully Monster
gptkbp:is_aligned_with bilateral symmetry
gptkbp:is_associated_with Tully Monster research community
gptkbp:is_considered iconic fossil
state fossil of Illinois
enigmatic organism
gptkbp:is_debated_in scientific classification
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_featured_in paleontological studies
gptkbp:is_found_in Mazon Creek
Tully Monster fossil beds
gptkbp:is_known_for mysterious classification
gptkbp:is_known_to fossilized specimens
gptkbp:is_notable_for paleontological significance
gptkbp:is_part_of Mazon Creek biota
fossil record of North America
Illinois natural history.
Illinois state history
Tully Monster genus
gptkbp:is_related_to Cambrian explosion
early vertebrates
gptkbp:is_studied_for paleoecology
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontologists
gptkbp:is_used_in educational contexts
gptkbp:known_for unique morphology
gptkbp:length up to 30 cm
gptkbp:lived_during Carboniferous period
gptkbp:scientific_name Tullimonstrum gregarium
gptkbp:type soft-bodied organism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iowa,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5