Acheroraptor temertyorum
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Acheroraptor temertyorum is a small, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid (“raptor”) dinosaur closely related to Velociraptor and known from North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acheroraptor temertyorum canonical | 2 |
| Acheroraptor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502406 — 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: Acheroraptor temertyorum Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, containsFossil, Acheroraptor temertyorum]
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A.
Dakotaraptor steini
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Troodon
Troodon was a small, bird-like, highly intelligent theropod dinosaur known for its large eyes, grasping hands, and serrated teeth, which suggest an active, possibly omnivorous lifestyle.
- 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: Acheroraptor temertyorum Target entity description: Acheroraptor temertyorum is a small, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid (“raptor”) dinosaur closely related to Velociraptor and known from North America.
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A.
Dakotaraptor steini
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Troodon
Troodon was a small, bird-like, highly intelligent theropod dinosaur known for its large eyes, grasping hands, and serrated teeth, which suggest an active, possibly omnivorous lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dromaeosaurid dinosaur
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fossil taxon ⓘ paravian dinosaur ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelurosauria
ⓘ
Dinosauria ⓘ Eudromaeosauria ⓘ
linked to:
Dromaeosauridae
Paraves ⓘ Theropoda ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Velociraptor
ⓘ
Velociraptor mongoliensis ⓘ
linked to:
Velociraptor
other Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurids ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Anzu wyliei
ⓘ
Dakotaraptor steini ⓘ Edmontosaurus annectens ⓘ Triceratops horridus ⓘ
linked to:
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus rex ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrannosaurus
|
| describedBy |
David C. Evans
ⓘ
Derek W. Larson ⓘ
linked to:
Peter L. Larson
Philip J. Currie ⓘ |
| describedIn | 2013 ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| etymology |
generic name refers to Acheron, a river of the underworld in Greek mythology
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specific name temertyorum honors the Temerty family ⓘ |
| family | Dromaeosauridae ⓘ |
| fossilStatus | known from fragmentary remains ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Hell Creek Formation ⓘ |
| hadFeature | sickle-shaped claw on second toe ⓘ |
| inferredAppearance | likely feathered, by comparison with related dromaeosaurids ⓘ |
| inferredBehavior | likely hunted small vertebrates ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
cranial material
ⓘ
dentary bones ⓘ maxilla ⓘ teeth ⓘ |
| lifestyle | active predator ⓘ |
| livedIn |
North America
ⓘ
what is now Montana, USA ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| moreSpecificTemporalRange | Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| paleobiogeographicSignificance | represents one of the last dromaeosaurids in North America ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Acheroraptor
ⓘ
linked to:
Acheroraptor temertyorum
|
| publication | described in a paper in Naturwissenschaften (now The Science of Nature) ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| timeOfExtinction | end-Cretaceous mass extinction ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | blade-like teeth with serrations ⓘ |
| typeLocality |
Hell Creek Formation, Montana
ⓘ
linked to:
Hell Creek Formation
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acheroraptor temertyorum Description of subject: Acheroraptor temertyorum is a small, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid (“raptor”) dinosaur closely related to Velociraptor and known from North America.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Acheroraptor temertyorum