Heterodontosauridae
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Heterodontosauridae is a family of small, early ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by their distinctive, varied teeth and often herbivorous or omnivorous diets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heterodontosauridae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15343538 — 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: Heterodontosauridae Context triple: [Ornithischia, containsGroup, Heterodontosauridae]
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A.
Hypsilophodontidae
Hypsilophodontidae is an extinct family of small, fast, bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs traditionally grouped among the ornithopods and known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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B.
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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C.
Caenagnathidae
Caenagnathidae is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their toothless beaks, often crested skulls, and close relation to oviraptorosaurs from the Late Cretaceous.
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D.
Troodontidae
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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E.
Paradoxornithidae
Paradoxornithidae is a family of small, often long-tailed passerine birds known as parrotbills, primarily found in Asia and adapted to dense reedbeds and scrub habitats.
- 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: Heterodontosauridae Target entity description: Heterodontosauridae is a family of small, early ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by their distinctive, varied teeth and often herbivorous or omnivorous diets.
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A.
Hypsilophodontidae
Hypsilophodontidae is an extinct family of small, fast, bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs traditionally grouped among the ornithopods and known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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B.
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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C.
Caenagnathidae
Caenagnathidae is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs known for their toothless beaks, often crested skulls, and close relation to oviraptorosaurs from the Late Cretaceous.
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D.
Troodontidae
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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E.
Paradoxornithidae
Paradoxornithidae is a family of small, often long-tailed passerine birds known as parrotbills, primarily found in Asia and adapted to dense reedbeds and scrub habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.