Dinosauria

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Dinosauria is a diverse clade of reptiles that originated in the Mesozoic Era and includes both extinct non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dinosauria canonical 57
Dinosaurs 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
group of reptiles
taxon
characterizedBy bipedal and quadrupedal forms
diverse body sizes
egg-laying reproduction
open hip socket (perforate acetabulum)
terrestrial adaptation
upright limb posture
class Reptilia
dietTypes carnivorous
herbivorous
omnivorous
firstAppearance approximately 243 to 233 million years ago
fossilsFoundOn all continents
hasMember Allosaurus
Nodosauridae
surface form: Ankylosauria

Apatosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Ceratopsia
Diplodocus
Hadrosauridae
Iguanodon
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
surface form: Pachycephalosauria

Sauropodomorpha
Stegosaurus
Theropoda
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus
Velociraptor
hasSubdivision Ornithischia
Saurischia
includes Aves
birds
non-avian dinosaurs
includesExtantTaxa yes
includesExtinctTaxa yes
kingdom Animalia
majorExtinctionEvent Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
surface form: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
majorExtinctionTime about 66 million years ago
originatedIn Mesozoic Era
partOf Archosauria
Avemetatarsalia
phylum Chordata
subphylum Vertebrata
survivingLineage birds
taxonRank clade
temporalRangeEnd present
temporalRangeStart Late Triassic

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves partOf Dinosauria
Neognathae higherClassification Dinosauria
Saurophaganax maximus superorder Dinosauria
Theropoda parentTaxon Dinosauria
Tyrannosaurus clade Dinosauria
Patagotitan mayorum superorder Dinosauria
Titanosauria memberOf Dinosauria
Tyrannosauridae superorder Dinosauria
Velociraptor superorder Dinosauria
Richard Owen coinedTerm Dinosauria
Tetanurae partOf Dinosauria
Saurischia subdivisionOf Dinosauria
Triceratops clade Dinosauria
Dilophosaurus clade Dinosauria
Spinosaurus clade Dinosauria
Archosauria contains Dinosauria
Othnielosaurus clade Dinosauria
Diplodocus superorder Dinosauria
Camarasaurus superorder Dinosauria
Allosaurus clade Dinosauria
Allosauridae superorder Dinosauria
Stegosaurus superorder Dinosauria
Carnotaurus superorder Dinosauria
Dr. Grant Seeker hasInterest Dinosauria
this entity surface form: Dinosaurs
Iguanodon clade Dinosauria
Dreadnoughtus schrani clade Dinosauria
Albertosaurus superorder Dinosauria
Giganotosaurus clade Dinosauria
Coelophysis clade Dinosauria
Carnosauria memberOf Dinosauria
Averostra higherClassification Dinosauria
Averostra clade Dinosauria
Edmontosaurus annectens clade Dinosauria
Denversaurus superorder Dinosauria
Nodosauridae clade Dinosauria
Somphospondyli parentTaxon Dinosauria
MPEF-PV 3400 partOfTaxon Dinosauria
MPEF-PV 3400 belongsToClade Dinosauria
Macronaria partOf Dinosauria
Lithostrotia subclassOf Dinosauria
Megalosaurus clade Dinosauria
Herrerasauria clade Dinosauria
Herrerasauria cladeMemberOf Dinosauria
Neotheropoda parentTaxon Dinosauria
Neotheropoda partOf Dinosauria
Ornithischia superorder Dinosauria