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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:ocean
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gptkbp:adaptations
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adaptations for predation
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gptkbp:anatomy
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distinctive skull shape
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gptkbp:average_temperature
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ectothermic
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gptkbp:body_shape
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strong limbs
robust body
sprawling limbs
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gptkbp:characteristic
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large canines
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gptkbp:climate
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warm climate
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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transition to mammals
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:keyboard
gptkb:cynodonts
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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260 million years ago
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Africa
skull fossils
postcranial fossils
well-documented fossil record
approximately 260 million years old
first discovered in 1881
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gptkbp:habitat
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terrestrial
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gptkbp:has_skin
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scaly skin
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gptkbp:head
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powerful jaws
large temporal fenestrae
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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gorgonopsids
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gptkbp:hunting_technique
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ambush predator
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gptkbp:known_for
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being apex predators
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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252 million years ago
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gptkbp:length
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1.5 to 3 meters
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gptkbp:lived_during
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gptkb:Late_Permian
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gptkbp:mouth
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heterodont
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gptkbp:notable_species
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gptkb:Aelurognathus
gptkb:Gorgonops
gptkb:Lycaenops
gptkb:Inostrancevia
Eotrachodon
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gptkbp:olfactory_bulb
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large olfactory bulbs
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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gptkb:Richard_Owen
diverse environments
important for understanding therapsid evolution
key to understanding early mammal evolution
study of their biology
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gptkbp:predators
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smaller vertebrates
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:mammals
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gptkbp:reproduction
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oviparous
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gptkbp:research
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restricted to Gondwana
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gptkbp:research_status
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ongoing research
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Gorgonopsia
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gptkbp:size
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up to 3 meters long
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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solitary
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gptkbp:vision
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good eyesight
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gptkbp:weight
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up to 300 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
Triassic period
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:keyboard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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