ammonites

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mollusks
gptkbp:associated_with marine ecosystems
gptkbp:available_sizes 1 cm to 2 m
gptkbp:body_shape buoyancy
calcium carbonate
protection
soft-bodied
hydrodynamics
various shapes
coiled
incremental growth
gptkbp:color varied
varied colors
gptkbp:composed_by varied patterns
chambered shell
siphuncle
planispiral
gptkbp:cultural_diversity high
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:environment marine environments
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:first_appearance Devonian period
gptkbp:fossil_record extensive
marine sedimentary rocks
common in sedimentary rocks
index fossils for geological time scale
mold and cast
gptkbp:geological_features index fossils
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:ocean
gptkbp:habitat_preference open ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ammonites
gptkbp:is_aligned_with bilateral symmetry
bilateral
gptkbp:is_found_in worldwide
gptkbp:known_for ornate shells
gptkbp:last_appearance Cretaceous period
gptkbp:movement jet propulsion
gptkbp:originated_in over 300 million years
derived from nautiloids
gptkbp:paleobiology important for dating rocks
gptkbp:period gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:predators large fish
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:squid
gptkb:Cercopithecidae
nautilus
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research global distribution
paleoecology
gptkbp:research_importance paleontology
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Phylum_Mollusca
gptkb:Class_Cephalopoda
Order Ammonitida
gptkbp:shell_ornamentation complex ornamentation
gptkbp:size varied
gptkbp:time_period Triassic to Cretaceous
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Cretaceous–_Paleogene_extinction_event
Late Cretaceous
mass extinction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4