tritylodontids

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:anatomy complex jaw structure
gptkbp:available_sizes 1 to 2 meters long
gptkbp:behavior herbivorous feeding habits
gptkbp:body_shape adapted for terrestrial locomotion
robust body
gptkbp:characteristic dental structure
gptkbp:clade_relation gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:ocean
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:evolutionary_importance key to understanding mammalian evolution
gptkbp:evolutionary_timeline spanning over 100 million years.
gptkbp:extinct_family Tritylodontidae
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:Late_Permian
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:China
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Africa
well-documented
over 200 million years old
first discovered in 1880s
teeth and jaw fossils
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Cynodonts
gptkbp:geological_features Mesozoic
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
gptkbp:has_subgroup Tritylodontidae
gptkbp:head large temporal fenestrae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tritylodontids
gptkbp:jaw_mechanism powerful chewing
gptkbp:known_for unique teeth structure
gptkbp:last_appearance Early Jurassic
gptkbp:length small to medium
gptkbp:lived_during Late Triassic
gptkbp:material up to 20 cm
gptkbp:mouth dental batteries
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Dromatherium
gptkb:Heterodontosaurus
Platygnathus
Tritylodon
gptkbp:notable_work well-preserved specimens
gptkbp:paleobiology diverse ecosystems
transition to mammals
study of their biology and ecology
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:mammals
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research extensively studied in paleontology
gptkbp:research_focus dentition and jaw mechanics
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:significance evolutionary link to mammals
gptkbp:social_behavior likely solitary
gptkbp:type gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:wildlife Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Therapsida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5