Meganthropus
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Meganthropus is an extinct genus of large-bodied early hominins known from fragmentary fossils discovered in Java, Indonesia, that has sparked debate over its relationship to Homo erectus and other archaic humans.
All labels observed (1)
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| Meganthropus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20560242 — 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: Meganthropus Context triple: [Sangiran Early Man Site, containsFossilsOf, Meganthropus]
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A.
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
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B.
Paranthropus
Paranthropus is an extinct genus of robust early hominins known for their heavy jaws, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing in eastern and southern Africa.
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C.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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D.
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
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E.
Homo floresiensis
Homo floresiensis is an extinct small-bodied hominin species, nicknamed "the Hobbit," known from remains discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores and notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern traits.
- 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: Meganthropus Target entity description: Meganthropus is an extinct genus of large-bodied early hominins known from fragmentary fossils discovered in Java, Indonesia, that has sparked debate over its relationship to Homo erectus and other archaic humans.
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A.
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
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B.
Paranthropus
Paranthropus is an extinct genus of robust early hominins known for their heavy jaws, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing in eastern and southern Africa.
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C.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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D.
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
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E.
Homo floresiensis
Homo floresiensis is an extinct small-bodied hominin species, nicknamed "the Hobbit," known from remains discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores and notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern traits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.