Abelisauroidea
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Abelisauroidea is a superfamily of mostly Southern Hemisphere theropod dinosaurs characterized by short, often horned skulls and reduced forelimbs, including forms like Carnotaurus and Majungasaurus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abelisauroidea canonical | 2 |
| Abelisauridae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15238735 — 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: Abelisauroidea Context triple: [Averostra, notableSubclade, Abelisauroidea]
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A.
Herrerasauria
Herrerasauria is a group of early, primitive predatory dinosaurs from the Late Triassic that are among the oldest known representatives of the theropod lineage.
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B.
Megalosauroidea
Megalosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs that includes some of the earliest major predatory lineages, such as Megalosaurus and Spinosaurus and their close relatives.
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C.
Allosauroidea
Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
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D.
Cariamiformes
Cariamiformes is an order of mostly terrestrial birds that includes the modern seriemas and their extinct relatives, known for their long legs and predatory habits.
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E.
Titanosauria
Titanosauria is a diverse clade of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs that includes some of the heaviest and most massive land animals known from the fossil record.
- 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: Abelisauroidea Target entity description: Abelisauroidea is a superfamily of mostly Southern Hemisphere theropod dinosaurs characterized by short, often horned skulls and reduced forelimbs, including forms like Carnotaurus and Majungasaurus.
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A.
Herrerasauria
Herrerasauria is a group of early, primitive predatory dinosaurs from the Late Triassic that are among the oldest known representatives of the theropod lineage.
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B.
Megalosauroidea
Megalosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs that includes some of the earliest major predatory lineages, such as Megalosaurus and Spinosaurus and their close relatives.
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C.
Allosauroidea
Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
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D.
Cariamiformes
Cariamiformes is an order of mostly terrestrial birds that includes the modern seriemas and their extinct relatives, known for their long legs and predatory habits.
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E.
Titanosauria
Titanosauria is a diverse clade of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs that includes some of the heaviest and most massive land animals known from the fossil record.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Abelisauroidea