Tepexisauridae
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Tepexisauridae is an extinct family of scincomorph lizards known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of skink-like reptiles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tepexisauridae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21782155 — 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: Tepexisauridae Context triple: [Scincomorpha, includesTaxon, Tepexisauridae]
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A.
Lognkosauria
Lognkosauria is a clade of giant South American titanosaurs known for their extremely robust builds and some of the longest necks among sauropod dinosaurs.
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B.
Thescelosauridae
Thescelosauridae is a family of small to medium-sized, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia.
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C.
Protosuchia
Protosuchia is an extinct group of early, primarily terrestrial crocodyliform reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic periods.
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D.
Artedidraconidae
Artedidraconidae is a family of Antarctic dragonfishes known for their benthic lifestyle, elongated bodies, and adaptation to the cold Southern Ocean.
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E.
Sauropelta
Sauropelta was a heavily armored, early Cretaceous nodosaurian dinosaur known for its extensive body armor and long, spiked shoulder blades.
- 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: Tepexisauridae Target entity description: Tepexisauridae is an extinct family of scincomorph lizards known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of skink-like reptiles.
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A.
Lognkosauria
Lognkosauria is a clade of giant South American titanosaurs known for their extremely robust builds and some of the longest necks among sauropod dinosaurs.
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B.
Thescelosauridae
Thescelosauridae is a family of small to medium-sized, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia.
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C.
Protosuchia
Protosuchia is an extinct group of early, primarily terrestrial crocodyliform reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic periods.
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D.
Artedidraconidae
Artedidraconidae is a family of Antarctic dragonfishes known for their benthic lifestyle, elongated bodies, and adaptation to the cold Southern Ocean.
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E.
Sauropelta
Sauropelta was a heavily armored, early Cretaceous nodosaurian dinosaur known for its extensive body armor and long, spiked shoulder blades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.