Dermochelys
E201658
Dermochelys is a genus of large marine turtles best known for including the leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dermochelys canonical | 3 |
| Dermochelys (leatherback turtles) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1771330 — 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: Dermochelys Context triple: [Dermochelys coriacea, genus, Dermochelys]
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A.
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
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B.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
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C.
Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
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D.
Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Dermochelys Target entity description: Dermochelys is a genus of large marine turtles best known for including the leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle species.
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A.
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
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B.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
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C.
Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
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D.
Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Dermochelyidae ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName | leatherback turtles ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Dermochelys coriacea ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
lack of a bony carapace in its members
ⓘ
leathery, flexible shell in its members ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large marine predator ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | sandy beaches ⓘ |
| family | Dermochelyidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Blainville ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| hasConservationRelevance | yes ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies | Dermochelys coriacea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| membersDiet | mainly jellyfish (for Dermochelys coriacea) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek words derma and chelys (skin and turtle) ⓘ |
| notableFor | including the leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle species ⓘ |
| order | Testudines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern taxonomy ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Cryptodira ⓘ |
| superfamily | Chelonioidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Dermochelys coriacea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dermochelys Description of subject: Dermochelys is a genus of large marine turtles best known for including the leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle species.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dermochelys