Traits
Descriptive phrases extracted from curated taxon profiles, linked back to dossiers and references without claiming ontology normalization.
89 entries · Dataset 2026.09-static-v5-rc154
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- A large cervical half-ring associated with the shoulder region1 linked profile(s)
- A large, low tail club documented in the redescribed material1 linked profile(s)
- A long, low skull with prominent laterally or dorsolaterally projecting cranial horns1 linked profile(s)
- An articulated holotype includes a partial skull, axial skeleton, forelimb and nearly complete left hind limb1 linked profile(s)
- Anteroposteriorly shortened face1 linked profile(s)
- Barrel-bodied T. major at Ashfall1 linked profile(s)
- Bunoselenodont upper molars with a W-shaped ectoloph1 linked profile(s)
- Cetacean-like basicranial ear region in skull H-GSP 962311 linked profile(s)
- Cetacean-like involucrum in skull material1 linked profile(s)
- Colonial zooids interconnected by a stolon in Yunotubus and living rhabdopleurids1 linked profile(s)
- Complete tail and articulated limbs1 linked profile(s)
- Cranial horn and rostrum morphology varies across the sampled stratigraphic section1 linked profile(s)
- Deep, robust skull with enlarged teeth1 linked profile(s)
- Dense long-bone sections1 linked profile(s)
- Dental comparisons across three PETM sections1 linked profile(s)
- Dental wear more abrasive than a pure-browser model predicts1 linked profile(s)
- Digit-two grooming-claw functional inference1 linked profile(s)
- Early branches distinguished by subtle dental and cranial characters1 linked profile(s)
- Elongate posterior trunk1 linked profile(s)
- Elongate postorbital cranium1 linked profile(s)
- Femoral morphology in the Moroto sample1 linked profile(s)
- Frontonasal appendages in some, not all, species1 linked profile(s)
- Functional hind limbs alongside aquatic cetacean adaptations1 linked profile(s)
- Giant skull and body size1 linked profile(s)
- Hands and right foot preserved1 linked profile(s)
- High molar occlusal relief1 linked profile(s)
- High-crowned teeth associated with abrasive grazing1 linked profile(s)
- High-positioned orbits1 linked profile(s)
- Holotype IVPP V14530 is a nearly complete skeleton missing the distal tail1 linked profile(s)
- Hypsodont molars1 linked profile(s)
- Hypsodont teeth in many lineages1 linked profile(s)
- Inverted-foot capability1 linked profile(s)
- Isolated astragalus and calcaneus attribution1 linked profile(s)
- Isolated calcanei and tali1 linked profile(s)
- Large ungual phalanges interpreted as claws1 linked profile(s)
- Limb-lever proportions differing from more terrestrial amynodontids1 linked profile(s)
- Locality-composite reconstruction combining multiple individuals1 linked profile(s)
- Long filamentous integumentary structures are preserved on the named specimen sample1 linked profile(s)
- Long hair and dense underwool in C. antiquitatis1 linked profile(s)
- Long rather than stubby graviportal limbs1 linked profile(s)
- Long, flexible neck supported by cervical anatomy1 linked profile(s)
- Low head posture and long nasal horn in C. antiquitatis1 linked profile(s)
- Low-crowned lophodont cheek teeth1 linked profile(s)
- Matrix-defined stem-catarrhine character combination1 linked profile(s)
- Mixed sharp and rounded worn cusps1 linked profile(s)
- Mobile upper ankle joint1 linked profile(s)
- Mosaic of tarsal characters used in an anthropoid-affinity test1 linked profile(s)
- No associated postcranial skeleton1 linked profile(s)
- Ontogenetic cranial changes documented across a multi-institution specimen series1 linked profile(s)
- Partial articulated holotype MUSM 3580 preserving mandibles and most major postcranial regions1 linked profile(s)
- Partial face, palate and dentition1 linked profile(s)
- Partial skull and vertebral column1 linked profile(s)
- Persistent tridactyly1 linked profile(s)
- Posture and claw function remain functional reconstructions1 linked profile(s)
- Ray-specific proximal and intermediate phalanges1 linked profile(s)
- Reduced limbs and no securely preserved tail fluke1 linked profile(s)
- Reduced thoracic neural spines1 linked profile(s)
- Secreted tubular housing with fusellar construction in diagnostic fossil and living graptolithines1 linked profile(s)
- Semi-articulated AMNH 143612 and AMNH 143640 foot1 linked profile(s)
- Separate MUZM 60 and MUZM 80 specimens1 linked profile(s)
- Separately catalogued dental samples1 linked profile(s)
- Sexually dimorphic lower second incisors1 linked profile(s)
- Shanghuang and Yuanqu locality sample1 linked profile(s)
- Short hind limbs in sampled chalicotheriines1 linked profile(s)
- Shortened limb and foot bones1 linked profile(s)
- Shoulder morphology in the Moroto sample1 linked profile(s)
- Soft-tissue outline and gut contents1 linked profile(s)
- Species-level cranial and dental diagnoses1 linked profile(s)
- Stable-isotope sample from multiple teeth1 linked profile(s)
- Strong lineage-specific divergence of skull, dentition and limbs1 linked profile(s)
- Substantial body-size and dietary variation1 linked profile(s)
- Substantial weight-bearing fore- and hind limbs1 linked profile(s)
- Tentaculate, ciliated feeding arms in directly observed living Rhabdopleura1 linked profile(s)
- The described anatomy includes a three-fingered manus and a typical theropod pes1 linked profile(s)
- The diagnosis records distinctive cranial features including a frontal midline fossa and a trapezoidal quadratojugal1 linked profile(s)
- The preserved teeth are recurved and serrated1 linked profile(s)
- The sampled skull series includes specimens with intermediate combinations of cranial characters1 linked profile(s)
- The skull is proportionally broad in the post-orbital region and shallow in the pre-orbital region1 linked profile(s)
- The study documents epinasal elongation and changes in the nasal process of the premaxilla1 linked profile(s)
- The study recovered the taxon among sauropodomorphs in its sampled morphology matrix1 linked profile(s)
- The three nearly complete skeletons represent two ontogenetic stages1 linked profile(s)
- Tridactyl manus with reduced fifth metacarpal1 linked profile(s)
- Tubular ectotympanic1 linked profile(s)
- Two fused sacrals, defined femoral head and hoof-like distal phalanges1 linked profile(s)
- Two-fingered forelimb and powerful hindlimb1 linked profile(s)
- Unfused sacrals without a weight-bearing sacroiliac joint1 linked profile(s)
- Vertebral and limb mosaic used in locomotor comparison1 linked profile(s)
- Wear facets consistent with shearing and grinding plant foods1 linked profile(s)
- Weight-bearing limbs and running adaptations in separately catalogued postcrania1 linked profile(s)