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Tanystropheus (Ancient Greek: τανυ~ 'long' + στροφευς 'hinged') is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Triassic Period in Europe, Asia, and North America. It is recognizable by its extremely elongated neck, longer than the torso and tail combined. The neck is composed of 13 vertebrae, strengthened by long cervical ribs.…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Tanystropheus | is a | namesake of the family Tanystropheidae | 0.90 | text |
| Eudimorphodon developed an equivalent tooth shape | instance of | early pterosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| and tricuspid teeth can also be found in a few modern lizard species | instance of | early pterosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| plesiosaurs | instance of | similar to Dinocephalosaurus and many sauropterygians | 0.80 | text |
| nothosaurs | instance of | similar to Dinocephalosaurus and many sauropterygians | 0.80 | text |
| Dinocephalosaurus | instance of | This is a contrast to trachelosaurids | 0.80 | text |
| which achieve a long neck by the addition of numerous cervicals | instance of | This is a contrast to trachelosaurids | 0.80 | text |
| for a total cervical count exceeding 30 | instance of | This is a contrast to trachelosaurids | 0.80 | text |
| plesiosaurs | instance of | Sauropterygians | 0.80 | text |
| nothosaurs were one possibility | instance of | Sauropterygians | 0.80 | text |
| and another was the fragmentary German reptile Trachelosaurus | instance of | Sauropterygians | 0.80 | text |
| Protorosaurus | instance of | a term initially used for Permian reptiles | 0.80 | text |
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