Troodontidae
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Troodontidae is a family of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their large brains, keen senses, and close evolutionary relationship to dromaeosaurids and early birds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Troodontidae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15238697 — 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: Troodontidae Context triple: [Dromaeosauridae, closelyRelatedTo, Troodontidae]
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A.
Dromaeosauridae
Dromaeosauridae is a family of agile, feathered predatory dinosaurs—often called "raptors"—that includes well-known genera like Velociraptor and Deinonychus.
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B.
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.
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C.
Dromaeosaurus
Dromaeosaurus was a small, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, closely related to other “raptor” dinosaurs and known for its sickle-shaped toe claw and likely agile, predatory lifestyle.
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D.
Leptoceratopsidae
Leptoceratopsidae is a family of small, herbivorous, beaked ceratopsian dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia.
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E.
Coelurosauria
Coelurosauria is a diverse clade of mostly small to medium-sized theropod dinosaurs that includes birds and their closest non-avian relatives.
- 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: Troodontidae Target entity description: Troodontidae is a family of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their large brains, keen senses, and close evolutionary relationship to dromaeosaurids and early birds.
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A.
Dromaeosauridae
Dromaeosauridae is a family of agile, feathered predatory dinosaurs—often called "raptors"—that includes well-known genera like Velociraptor and Deinonychus.
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B.
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.
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C.
Dromaeosaurus
Dromaeosaurus was a small, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, closely related to other “raptor” dinosaurs and known for its sickle-shaped toe claw and likely agile, predatory lifestyle.
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D.
Leptoceratopsidae
Leptoceratopsidae is a family of small, herbivorous, beaked ceratopsian dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia.
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E.
Coelurosauria
Coelurosauria is a diverse clade of mostly small to medium-sized theropod dinosaurs that includes birds and their closest non-avian relatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.