edaphosaurus

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Permian_geological_system
gptkbp:behavior likely solitary
gptkbp:body_style quadrupedal
large body size
robust limbs
stocky body
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
gptkbp:characteristics sail-like structure on back
gptkbp:climate warm climate
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:museum
gptkbp:family gptkb:Edaphosauridae
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:E._D._Cope
gptkbp:foot complete skeletons known
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
approximately 300 million years
well-documented
high interest among paleontologists
early herbivore evolution
herbivorous diet adaptation
gptkbp:genus Cope
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
swamps and floodplains
gptkbp:has_skin scaly
gptkbp:headcount strong jaws
gptkbp:historical_period Early Permian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label edaphosaurus
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:is_popular_in featured in documentaries
gptkbp:known_for distinctive sail
gptkbp:length up to 3 meters
gptkbp:mouth flat teeth
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pelycosauria
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous reptiles
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:Sphenacodon
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research ongoing studies
North American and European fossils
gptkbp:research_focus study of early synapsids
gptkbp:resides_in Permian period
gptkbp:sailing_event up to 1 meter
thermoregulation
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Amniota
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Edaphosaurus
gptkbp:size large
gptkbp:strategic_importance early land vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:tail_type long tail
gptkbp:type gptkb:musician
gptkbp:wildlife extinct