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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:subfamily
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gptkbp:adaptations
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nesting sites
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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aquatic life
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gptkbp:behavior
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basking
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gptkbp:characterized_by
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long necks
flippers
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gptkbp:coloration
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varied
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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extinct
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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in paleontology
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gptkbp:diet
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carnivorous
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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top predators
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gptkbp:exhibited_at
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sexual dimorphism
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change
predation by larger species
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:Triassic_Period
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gptkbp:foot
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modified into flippers
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
extensive
significant finds
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gptkbp:habitat
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shallow seas
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gptkbp:had_body_plan
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streamlined body
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gptkbp:had_evolutionary_history
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over 150 million years
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gptkbp:had_evolutionary_significance
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adaptive radiation
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gptkbp:had_feeding_habits
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filter feeding
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gptkbp:had_feeding_mechanism
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long necks for reaching prey
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gptkbp:had_fossil_types
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partial remains
complete skeletons
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gptkbp:had_geological_distribution
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global
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gptkbp:had_locomotion
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paddling
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gptkbp:had_locomotion_adaptations
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flipper-like limbs
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gptkbp:had_morphological_diversity
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varied body shapes
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gptkbp:had_paleoecology
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marine ecosystems
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gptkbp:had_paleontological_importance
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understanding marine evolution
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gptkbp:had_reproductive_adaptations
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egg-laying
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gptkbp:had_reproductive_strategy
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oviparous
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gptkbp:had_respiration
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lungs
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gptkbp:had_respiratory_adaptations
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buoyancy control
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gptkbp:had_sensory_adaptations
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enhanced vision
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gptkbp:has_features
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distinct skull shapes
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sauropterygians
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Nothosauria
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gptkbp:lived_during
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gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
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gptkbp:originated_in
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early diapsids
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gptkbp:paleobiology
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widespread distribution
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gptkbp:predators
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large marine reptiles
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Ichthyosaurs
Crocodilians
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gptkbp:research_importance
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study of marine reptiles
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gptkbp:social_structure
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solitary or social
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gptkbp:used_for
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gptkb:swimming
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gptkbp:were
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gptkb:Lizard
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gptkbp:were_diverse_in
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size
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gptkbp:wildlife
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gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Polycotylidae
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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