Dakotaraptor steini
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Dakotaraptor steini is a large, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known for its formidable sickle-shaped claws and discovery in North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dakotaraptor steini canonical | 3 |
| Dakotaraptor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502401 — 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: Dakotaraptor steini Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, containsFossil, Dakotaraptor steini]
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A.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus was a large, carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known as a powerful apex predator with a massive skull and robust teeth.
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B.
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus is a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur known for its distinctive bull-like horns, lightly built body, and extremely reduced forelimbs.
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C.
Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus was a medium-sized, horned theropod dinosaur known for its prominent nasal horn and blade-like teeth, which lived in what is now North America and Europe.
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D.
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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E.
Coelophysis
Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
- 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: Dakotaraptor steini Target entity description: Dakotaraptor steini is a large, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known for its formidable sickle-shaped claws and discovery in North America.
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A.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus was a large, carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known as a powerful apex predator with a massive skull and robust teeth.
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B.
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus is a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur known for its distinctive bull-like horns, lightly built body, and extremely reduced forelimbs.
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C.
Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus was a medium-sized, horned theropod dinosaur known for its prominent nasal horn and blade-like teeth, which lived in what is now North America and Europe.
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D.
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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E.
Coelophysis
Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dromaeosaurid
ⓘ
fossil taxon ⓘ paravian dinosaur ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| age | Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| bodySize | large for a dromaeosaurid ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelurosauria
ⓘ
Maniraptora ⓘ Paraves ⓘ Theropoda ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Edmontosaurus annectens
ⓘ
Triceratops horridus ⓘ
linked to:
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus rex ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrannosaurus
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedBy |
David A. Burnham
ⓘ
Larry D. Martin ⓘ Peter L. Larson ⓘ Robert DePalma ⓘ Robert T. Bakker ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | South Dakota ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 5 to 6 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | around 300 to 350 kilograms ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Dromaeosauridae ⓘ |
| formation | Hell Creek Formation ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known only from fossil remains ⓘ |
| fossilTypeMaterial | partial skeletons ⓘ |
| genus |
Dakotaraptor
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakotaraptor steini
|
| hadAnatomicalFeature |
elongate forelimbs
ⓘ
feather-bearing forearm quill knobs (interpreted) ⓘ large sickle-shaped claw on second toe ⓘ |
| holotype | PBMNH.P.10.113.T ⓘ |
| knownFrom | postcranial remains ⓘ |
| livedIn |
North America
ⓘ
what is now South Dakota ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter W. Stein ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Dakota thief ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
floodplain ecosystem
ⓘ
riverine system ⓘ |
| period | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dakotaraptor steini Description of subject: Dakotaraptor steini is a large, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known for its formidable sickle-shaped claws and discovery in North America.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dakotaraptor steini