Petrolacosaurus kansensis
E673038
Petrolacosaurus kansensis is an extinct, small, lizard-like early diapsid reptile from the Late Carboniferous of North America, notable as one of the earliest known reptiles with two temporal skull openings.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early diapsid
ⓘ
extinct reptile ⓘ species ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 40 centimeters ⓘ |
| clade |
Diapsida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neodiapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBy | Frank R. Peabody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | small terrestrial predator ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Petrolacosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formation | Douglas Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilFoundIn | Hamilton Quarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Late Carboniferous of Kansas ⓘ |
| fossilType | body fossil ⓘ |
| genus | Petrolacosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| hasSkullType | diapsid skull ⓘ |
| hasTemporalFenestration | two lateral temporal openings ⓘ |
| holotypeRepository | University of Kansas Natural History Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor | understanding early evolution of diapsid reptiles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| limbs | well-developed ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest known diapsid reptiles
ⓘ
having two temporal openings in the skull ⓘ |
| order | Eosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyedOn | arthropods ⓘ |
| resembles | small lizard ⓘ |
| skeletonCompleteness | relatively well known from multiple specimens ⓘ |
| skullCharacteristic | narrow skull ⓘ |
| tail | long ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Late Carboniferous
ⓘ
Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| toothType | small conical teeth ⓘ |
| vertebrateGroup | amniote ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1952 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.