Anchiornithidae
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Anchiornithidae is a family of small, feathered paravian dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic that are considered close relatives of the earliest birds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anchiornithidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20755029 — 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: Anchiornithidae Context triple: [Paraves, includesTaxon, Anchiornithidae]
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A.
Caenagnathidae
Caenagnathidae is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their toothless beaks, often crested skulls, and close relation to oviraptorosaurs from the Late Cretaceous.
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B.
Atrichornithidae
Atrichornithidae is a small family of elusive, ground-dwelling Australian birds known as scrub-birds, characterized by their secretive habits and loud, complex songs.
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C.
Enantiornithes
Enantiornithes were a diverse and widespread group of prehistoric toothed birds from the Mesozoic era that represent an early, now-extinct branch of avian evolution.
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D.
Archaeopterygidae
Archaeopterygidae is an extinct family of early bird-like dinosaurs that includes Archaeopteryx and represents a key transitional group between non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds.
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E.
Mesitornithiformes
Mesitornithiformes is a small order of ground-dwelling birds endemic to Madagascar, known for their secretive behavior and limited flight.
- 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: Anchiornithidae Target entity description: Anchiornithidae is a family of small, feathered paravian dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic that are considered close relatives of the earliest birds.
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A.
Caenagnathidae
Caenagnathidae is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their toothless beaks, often crested skulls, and close relation to oviraptorosaurs from the Late Cretaceous.
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B.
Atrichornithidae
Atrichornithidae is a small family of elusive, ground-dwelling Australian birds known as scrub-birds, characterized by their secretive habits and loud, complex songs.
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C.
Enantiornithes
Enantiornithes were a diverse and widespread group of prehistoric toothed birds from the Mesozoic era that represent an early, now-extinct branch of avian evolution.
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D.
Archaeopterygidae
Archaeopterygidae is an extinct family of early bird-like dinosaurs that includes Archaeopteryx and represents a key transitional group between non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds.
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E.
Mesitornithiformes
Mesitornithiformes is a small order of ground-dwelling birds endemic to Madagascar, known for their secretive behavior and limited flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.