mosasaurs

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Lizard
gptkbp:body_shape elongated
tail
flippers
gptkbp:characterized_by powerful tails
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:descendant modern reptiles
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:museums
gptkbp:extinction_cause gptkb:Cretaceous-Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkbp:first_appearance Late Cretaceous period
approximately 82 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
first discovered in the 19th century
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:ocean
gptkbp:had elongated bodies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mosasaurs
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:video_games
gptkb:books
gptkb:TV_shows
gptkb:documentaries
movies
gptkbp:known_for powerful jaws
sharp teeth
streamlined body
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous period
gptkbp:movement gptkb:swimming
steering with limbs
using tail for propulsion
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Dallasaurus
gptkb:Platecarpus
gptkb:Plesiotylosaurus
gptkbp:paleobiology important for understanding marine ecosystems
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Cercopithecidae
gptkb:fish
other marine reptiles
gptkbp:related_to lizards
snakes
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research_importance study of marine life
study of evolution
study of extinction events
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Reptilia
gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Lepidosauria
gptkb:Squamata
gptkbp:size up to 17 meters long
gptkbp:were viviparous
gptkbp:wildlife approximately 66 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4