Phytosauria (in some classifications)
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Phytosauria is an extinct group of crocodile-like archosaurian reptiles from the Late Triassic, known for their elongated snouts and nostrils positioned near the eyes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phytosauria (in some classifications) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22475979 — 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: Phytosauria (in some classifications) Context triple: [Pseudosuchia, includes, Phytosauria (in some classifications)]
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A.
Thalattosuchia
Thalattosuchia is an extinct group of marine crocodylomorphs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, adapted to life in the open ocean with streamlined bodies and limb modifications for swimming.
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B.
Mesosauria
Mesosauria is an extinct order of early aquatic reptiles from the early Permian period, notable for some of the earliest evidence of secondary adaptation to life in water.
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C.
Sphenosuchia
Sphenosuchia is an extinct group of early, lightly built crocodylomorph reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods and are considered close relatives of modern crocodilians.
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D.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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E.
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
- 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: Phytosauria (in some classifications) Target entity description: Phytosauria is an extinct group of crocodile-like archosaurian reptiles from the Late Triassic, known for their elongated snouts and nostrils positioned near the eyes.
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A.
Thalattosuchia
Thalattosuchia is an extinct group of marine crocodylomorphs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, adapted to life in the open ocean with streamlined bodies and limb modifications for swimming.
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B.
Mesosauria
Mesosauria is an extinct order of early aquatic reptiles from the early Permian period, notable for some of the earliest evidence of secondary adaptation to life in water.
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C.
Sphenosuchia
Sphenosuchia is an extinct group of early, lightly built crocodylomorph reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods and are considered close relatives of modern crocodilians.
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D.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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E.
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.