Crocodyliformes
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Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crocodyliformes canonical | 4 |
| Notosuchia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502411 — 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: Crocodyliformes Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, containsFossil, Crocodyliformes]
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A.
Crocodilia
Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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B.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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C.
Archosauria
Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
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D.
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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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: Crocodyliformes Target entity description: Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
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A.
Crocodilia
Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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B.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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C.
Archosauria
Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
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D.
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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
reptile clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
elongated body with powerful tail
ⓘ
heavily armored with osteoderms ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | four-chambered heart in crown group ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| containsExtantTaxa | true ⓘ |
| containsExtinctTaxa | true ⓘ |
| dentition | thecodont teeth ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
dorsally placed nostrils
ⓘ
robust skull and jaws ⓘ secondary bony palate ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | terrestrial nests ⓘ |
| feedingType | mostly carnivorous ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| fossilRange |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | cosmopolitan in fossil record ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | true ⓘ |
| includes |
Crocodylia
ⓘ
Mesoeucrocodylia ⓘ
linked to:
Neosuchia
Neosuchia ⓘ Notosuchia ⓘ
linked to:
Crocodyliformes
Protosuchia ⓘ alligators ⓘ caimans ⓘ gharials ⓘ modern crocodiles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | primarily semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| notableFossilLocalities |
Africa
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Avemetatarsalia
ⓘ
Pseudosuchia ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| skullType | diapsid ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Archosauria
ⓘ
diapsid reptiles ⓘ |
| superorder | Crocodylomorpha ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraorder ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Triassic to present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crocodyliformes Description of subject: Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Crocodyliformes