Hadrosauriformes
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Hadrosauriformes is a clade of herbivorous, duck-billed ornithopod dinosaurs that includes hadrosaurs and their close relatives, known for their specialized chewing adaptations and dominance in Late Cretaceous ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadrosauriformes canonical | 1 |
| Hadrosauroidea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15239182 — 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: Hadrosauriformes Context triple: [Edmontosaurus annectens, clade, Hadrosauriformes]
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A.
Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae is a family of herbivorous "duck-billed" dinosaurs known for their broad, flattened snouts and often elaborate cranial crests, which thrived during the Late Cretaceous period.
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B.
Ornithopoda
Ornithopoda is a major group of herbivorous, bipedal-to-quadrupedal bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes forms like Iguanodon and the duck-billed hadrosaurs.
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C.
Iguanodontidae
Iguanodontidae is a family of large, herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs known for their beaked mouths and characteristic thumb spikes, which lived primarily during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous periods.
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D.
Ornithischia
Ornithischia is a major clade of primarily herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes groups such as stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians.
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E.
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae is a family of herbivorous, horned dinosaurs characterized by large frills and facial horns that flourished in the Late Cretaceous period.
- 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: Hadrosauriformes Target entity description: Hadrosauriformes is a clade of herbivorous, duck-billed ornithopod dinosaurs that includes hadrosaurs and their close relatives, known for their specialized chewing adaptations and dominance in Late Cretaceous ecosystems.
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A.
Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae is a family of herbivorous "duck-billed" dinosaurs known for their broad, flattened snouts and often elaborate cranial crests, which thrived during the Late Cretaceous period.
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B.
Ornithopoda
Ornithopoda is a major group of herbivorous, bipedal-to-quadrupedal bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes forms like Iguanodon and the duck-billed hadrosaurs.
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C.
Iguanodontidae
Iguanodontidae is a family of large, herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs known for their beaked mouths and characteristic thumb spikes, which lived primarily during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous periods.
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D.
Ornithischia
Ornithischia is a major clade of primarily herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaurs that includes groups such as stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians.
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E.
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae is a family of herbivorous, horned dinosaurs characterized by large frills and facial horns that flourished in the Late Cretaceous period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hadrosauriformes