Saurophaganax maximus
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Saurophaganax maximus is a large Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur, closely related to Allosaurus, known from fossil remains found in what is now Oklahoma.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saurophaganax | 3 |
| Saurophaganax maximus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T455837 — 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: Saurophaganax maximus Context triple: [Oklahoma, stateFossil, Saurophaganax maximus]
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A.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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B.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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C.
Hesperethusa
Hesperethusa is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for species such as Hesperethusa crenulata (also called Limonia crenulata) that are native to South and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Komodo
Komodo is an Indonesian island best known as the natural habitat of the Komodo dragon and a key part of Komodo National Park.
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E.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
- 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: Saurophaganax maximus Target entity description: Saurophaganax maximus is a large Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur, closely related to Allosaurus, known from fossil remains found in what is now Oklahoma.
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A.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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B.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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C.
Hesperethusa
Hesperethusa is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for species such as Hesperethusa crenulata (also called Limonia crenulata) that are native to South and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Komodo
Komodo is an Indonesian island best known as the natural habitat of the Komodo dragon and a key part of Komodo National Park.
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E.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allosauroid
ⓘ
large carnivorous dinosaur ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| age |
Kimmeridgian
ⓘ
Tithonian ⓘ |
| clade |
Avetheropoda
ⓘ
Carnosauria ⓘ
linked to:
Theropoda
Tetanurae ⓘ Theropoda ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Allosaurus fragilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Allosaurus
|
| describedBy | Daniel J. Chure ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | apex predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | 10–13 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | 2–4 metric tons ⓘ |
| family | Allosauridae ⓘ |
| formation | Morrison Formation ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Late Jurassic, about 151–145 million years ago ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| fossilsStoredAt |
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
ⓘ
linked to:
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
|
| genus |
Saurophaganax
ⓘ
linked to:
Saurophaganax maximus
|
| geologicalPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Saurophaganax
ⓘ
linked to:
Saurophaganax maximus
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
limb bones
ⓘ
partial skeletal remains ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| lifestyle | bipedal ⓘ |
| livedIn |
North America
ⓘ
what is now Oklahoma ⓘ |
| locomotion | obligate biped ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “greatest lizard eater” ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allosaurus europaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Allosaurus
Allosaurus jimmadseni ⓘ
linked to:
Allosaurus
|
| size | large ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| typeLocality | Cimarron County, Oklahoma ⓘ |
| typeStratum |
Upper Morrison Formation
ⓘ
linked to:
Morrison Formation
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saurophaganax maximus Description of subject: Saurophaganax maximus is a large Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur, closely related to Allosaurus, known from fossil remains found in what is now Oklahoma.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
U.S. state of Oklahoma
linked to: Saurophaganax maximus
linked to: Saurophaganax maximus
linked to: Saurophaganax maximus