Moeritheriidae
E1138314
UNEXPLORED
Moeritheriidae is an extinct family of early proboscideans that resembled small, semi-aquatic tapir-like mammals and are considered close relatives of modern elephants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moeritheriidae canonical | 1 |
| Numidotheriidae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15120351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moeritheriidae Context triple: [Proboscidea, includesExtinctFamily, Moeritheriidae]
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A.
Rhynochetidae
Rhynochetidae is a small bird family best known for the kagu, a rare, ground-dwelling, flight-limited bird endemic to the forests of New Caledonia.
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B.
Daubentoniidae
Daubentoniidae is a family of unusual nocturnal primates best known for the aye-aye, a lemur-like species with specialized teeth and an elongated middle finger used for foraging.
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C.
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
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D.
Bembrichthys
Bembrichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as deepwater flatheads, found on continental shelf and slope bottoms in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
Upupidae
Upupidae is a family of distinctive birds best known for the hoopoes, which have striking crests and are found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moeritheriidae Target entity description: Moeritheriidae is an extinct family of early proboscideans that resembled small, semi-aquatic tapir-like mammals and are considered close relatives of modern elephants.
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A.
Rhynochetidae
Rhynochetidae is a small bird family best known for the kagu, a rare, ground-dwelling, flight-limited bird endemic to the forests of New Caledonia.
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B.
Daubentoniidae
Daubentoniidae is a family of unusual nocturnal primates best known for the aye-aye, a lemur-like species with specialized teeth and an elongated middle finger used for foraging.
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C.
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
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D.
Bembrichthys
Bembrichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as deepwater flatheads, found on continental shelf and slope bottoms in the Indo-Pacific region.
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E.
Upupidae
Upupidae is a family of distinctive birds best known for the hoopoes, which have striking crests and are found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moeritheriidae