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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Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (58)

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

Troodon clade Dinosauria
Saltasauridae parentTaxon Dinosauria
Compsognathus clade Dinosauria
Acheroraptor temertyorum clade Dinosauria
Bistahieversor superorder Dinosauria
Ornithomimus clade Dinosauria
Futalognkosaurus superorder Dinosauria
Lythronax superorder Dinosauria