Diprotodontidae
E645564
Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of giant herbivorous Australian marsupials that included some of the largest known wombat-like mammals, such as Diprotodon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diprotodontidae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6645352 — 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: Diprotodontidae Context triple: [Vombatiformes, containsExtinctFamilies, Diprotodontidae]
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A.
Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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C.
Vombatidae
Vombatidae is the biological family of burrowing, herbivorous marsupials commonly known as wombats, native to Australia.
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D.
Macropodinae
Macropodinae is a subfamily of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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E.
Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
- 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: Diprotodontidae Target entity description: Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of giant herbivorous Australian marsupials that included some of the largest known wombat-like mammals, such as Diprotodon.
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A.
Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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C.
Vombatidae
Vombatidae is the biological family of burrowing, herbivorous marsupials commonly known as wombats, native to Australia.
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D.
Macropodinae
Macropodinae is a subfamily of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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E.
Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | taxonomic family ⓘ |
| bodySizeCharacteristic | giant ⓘ |
| clade | Australidelphia ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Diprotodon
ⓘ
Euryzygoma ⓘ
linked to:
Zygomaturus
Nototherium ⓘ Zygomaturus ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large browser ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | adapted for browsing shrubs and trees ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | bulk-feeding herbivores ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Neogene ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | abundant in Pleistocene deposits of Australia ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Pleistocene lake deposits
ⓘ
cave deposits in Australia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Australia ⓘ |
| geologicTimeRange |
Miocene
ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistocene epoch
Pliocene ⓘ
linked to:
Pliocene epoch
|
| habitat |
open forests
ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | diprotodontids ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Quaternary ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Diprotodon ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Diprotodon optatum
ⓘ
linked to:
Diprotodon
|
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian megafauna ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Phascolarctidae
ⓘ
Vombatidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| resembles | wombats ⓘ |
| sizeComparison | among the largest known marsupials ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic | robust limbs ⓘ |
| suborder | Vombatiformes ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | hypsodont or lophodont cheek teeth ⓘ |
| wentExtinctIn | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diprotodontidae Description of subject: Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of giant herbivorous Australian marsupials that included some of the largest known wombat-like mammals, such as Diprotodon.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.