Lithostrotia
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Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lithostrotia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3524153 — 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: Lithostrotia Context triple: [Titanosauria, includesSubgroup, Lithostrotia]
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A.
Zygomaturus
Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of large, herbivorous Australian marsupials related to wombats and diprotodontids that lived during the Pleistocene.
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B.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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C.
Stenomylus
Stenomylus is an extinct genus of small, gazelle-like camelid that lived in North America during the early Miocene.
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D.
Aegotheliformes
Aegotheliformes is an order of small, nocturnal insectivorous birds known as owlet-nightjars, native primarily to Australasia.
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E.
Certhioidea
Certhioidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes treecreepers, gnatcatchers, and related insectivorous species.
- 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: Lithostrotia Target entity description: Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.
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A.
Zygomaturus
Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of large, herbivorous Australian marsupials related to wombats and diprotodontids that lived during the Pleistocene.
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B.
Emberizoidea
Emberizoidea is a large superfamily of passerine birds that includes buntings, American sparrows, and related seed-eating songbirds.
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C.
Stenomylus
Stenomylus is an extinct genus of small, gazelle-like camelid that lived in North America during the early Miocene.
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D.
Aegotheliformes
Aegotheliformes is an order of small, nocturnal insectivorous birds known as owlet-nightjars, native primarily to Australasia.
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E.
Certhioidea
Certhioidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes treecreepers, gnatcatchers, and related insectivorous species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur clade
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sauropod clade ⓘ titanosaur clade ⓘ |
| characteristic |
extensive body armor
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highly pneumatic vertebrae ⓘ large body size ⓘ long neck ⓘ osteoderms in skin ⓘ procoelous caudal vertebrae in many members ⓘ robust limb bones ⓘ specialized vertebrae ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek for "paved with stones" or "stone pavement" ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known only from fossil remains ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| includedTaxon |
Alamosaurus
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Nemegtosauridae ⓘ
linked to:
Nemegtosaurus
Opisthocoelicaudia ⓘ Rapetosaurus ⓘ Saltasauridae ⓘ Saltasaurus ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Jeffrey A. Wilson
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Paul C. Sereno ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes some of the most derived titanosaurs
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many members possess dermal armor plates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Somphospondyli
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Titanosauria ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Archosauria
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Dinosauria ⓘ Neosauropoda ⓘ Ornithoscelida ⓘ Reptilia ⓘ Saurischia ⓘ Sauropoda ⓘ Titanosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| yearNamed | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lithostrotia Description of subject: Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.
Referenced by (1)
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