Crocodilia
E128737
Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crocodylia | 18 |
| Crocodilia canonical | 2 |
| Eusuchia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1038331 — 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: Crocodilia Context triple: [American crocodile, order, Crocodilia]
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A.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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B.
Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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C.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Reptilia
Reptilia is a major vertebrate class comprising reptiles such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, typically characterized by scaly skin and laying shelled eggs on land.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- 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: Crocodilia Target entity description: Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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A.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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B.
Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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C.
Alligatoridae
Alligatoridae is a family of reptiles that includes alligators and caimans, characterized by broad snouts and semi-aquatic lifestyles in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Reptilia
Reptilia is a major vertebrate class comprising reptiles such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, typically characterized by scaly skin and laying shelled eggs on land.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | order of reptiles ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | crown-group archosaurs ⓘ |
| characteristic |
armored skin with osteoderms
ⓘ
conical teeth ⓘ elongated snout ⓘ large-bodied ⓘ powerful tail ⓘ predatory ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | four-chambered heart with special shunts ⓘ |
| clade |
Archosauria
ⓘ
Pseudosuchia ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| closestLivingRelatives | birds ⓘ |
| commonName | crocodilians ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Thomas Huxley
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Henry Huxley
|
| describedInYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | apex predators in many aquatic ecosystems ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | nests on land ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Late Cretaceous origin of crown group ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
coastal marine environments ⓘ freshwater rivers and lakes ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasLivingFamilies |
Alligatoridae
ⓘ
Crocodylidae ⓘ Gavialidae ⓘ |
| includes |
alligators
ⓘ
caimans ⓘ crocodiles ⓘ false gharial ⓘ gharial ⓘ |
| infraclass |
Archosauromorpha
ⓘ
linked to:
Archosauria
|
| jawMechanics |
relatively weak jaw opening muscles
ⓘ
strong bite force ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | can exceed 70 years in some species ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| locomotion |
belly crawl on land
ⓘ
high walk on land ⓘ swimming with tail propulsion ⓘ |
| notableFeature | temperature-dependent sex determination ⓘ |
| parentalCare | maternal care of eggs and hatchlings ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
pressure-sensitive organs on jaws
ⓘ
well-developed night vision ⓘ |
| subclass | Diapsida ⓘ |
| superorder | Crocodylomorpha ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Crocodylus niloticus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nile crocodile
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crocodilia Description of subject: Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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