Shinisauridae
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Shinisauridae is a small family of semi-aquatic anguimorph lizards best known for the Chinese crocodile lizard, a rare and ancient species found in East Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shinisauridae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21858164 — 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: Shinisauridae Context triple: [Anguimorpha, containsTaxon, Shinisauridae]
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A.
Tepexisauridae
Tepexisauridae is an extinct family of scincomorph lizards known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of skink-like reptiles.
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B.
Anguidae
Anguidae is a family of lizards that includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, many of which are elongated and limb-reduced or limbless.
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C.
Lognkosauria
Lognkosauria is a clade of giant South American titanosaurs known for their extremely robust builds and some of the longest necks among sauropod dinosaurs.
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D.
Artedidraconidae
Artedidraconidae is a family of Antarctic dragonfishes known for their benthic lifestyle, elongated bodies, and adaptation to the cold Southern Ocean.
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E.
Lophosaurus
Lophosaurus is a genus of arboreal agamid lizards known for their prominent crests and association with forested habitats in Australasia.
- 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: Shinisauridae Target entity description: Shinisauridae is a small family of semi-aquatic anguimorph lizards best known for the Chinese crocodile lizard, a rare and ancient species found in East Asia.
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A.
Tepexisauridae
Tepexisauridae is an extinct family of scincomorph lizards known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of skink-like reptiles.
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B.
Anguidae
Anguidae is a family of lizards that includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, many of which are elongated and limb-reduced or limbless.
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C.
Lognkosauria
Lognkosauria is a clade of giant South American titanosaurs known for their extremely robust builds and some of the longest necks among sauropod dinosaurs.
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D.
Artedidraconidae
Artedidraconidae is a family of Antarctic dragonfishes known for their benthic lifestyle, elongated bodies, and adaptation to the cold Southern Ocean.
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E.
Lophosaurus
Lophosaurus is a genus of arboreal agamid lizards known for their prominent crests and association with forested habitats in Australasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.