Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
endemic species
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gptkbp:age |
about 508 million years old
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gptkbp:body_covered_with |
scales
spines |
gptkbp:bodyLength |
up to 5 cm
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gptkbp:debated_affinity |
annelids
molluscs |
gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Doolittle_Walcott
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gptkbp:feeding_habit |
detritivore
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gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1899
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gptkbp:fossil_status |
extinct
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gptkbp:fossilRange |
gptkb:Middle_Cambrian
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gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Chengjiang_biota
gptkb:Burgess_Shale |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wiwaxia
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gptkbp:kingdom |
gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
dorsal spines
rows of sclerites ventral creeping foot |
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies |
2
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gptkbp:phylum |
incertae sedis
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gptkbp:preserves |
soft-bodied fossil
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gptkbp:significance |
important for understanding early animal evolution
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gptkbp:species |
gptkb:Wiwaxia_corrugata
gptkb:Wiwaxia_foliosa |
gptkbp:typeSpecies |
gptkb:Wiwaxia_corrugata
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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