Cooksonia
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Cooksonia is an extinct genus of some of the earliest known vascular land plants, dating from the Silurian period and notable for its simple, branching, leafless stems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cooksonia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21808770 — 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: Cooksonia Context triple: [Rhyniales, includedTaxa, Cooksonia]
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A.
Asteroxylon mackiei
Asteroxylon mackiei is an early Devonian vascular land plant known from exceptionally well-preserved fossils that provide key insights into the evolution of plant structure and terrestrialization.
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B.
Aglaophyton
Aglaophyton is an extinct early land plant from the Early Devonian period, known for its simple, leafless branching stems and importance in understanding the evolution of vascular plants.
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C.
Rhynia
Rhynia is an extinct genus of simple, leafless vascular plants from the Early Devonian period that represents one of the earliest well-preserved examples of land plant evolution.
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D.
Horneophyton lignieri
Horneophyton lignieri is an early Devonian land plant known from the Rhynie Chert, notable for its simple vascular structure and significance in understanding the evolution of terrestrial flora.
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E.
Dryophytes
Dryophytes is a genus of small arboreal treefrogs in the family Hylidae, native to North America and parts of Asia.
- 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: Cooksonia Target entity description: Cooksonia is an extinct genus of some of the earliest known vascular land plants, dating from the Silurian period and notable for its simple, branching, leafless stems.
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A.
Asteroxylon mackiei
Asteroxylon mackiei is an early Devonian vascular land plant known from exceptionally well-preserved fossils that provide key insights into the evolution of plant structure and terrestrialization.
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B.
Aglaophyton
Aglaophyton is an extinct early land plant from the Early Devonian period, known for its simple, leafless branching stems and importance in understanding the evolution of vascular plants.
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C.
Rhynia
Rhynia is an extinct genus of simple, leafless vascular plants from the Early Devonian period that represents one of the earliest well-preserved examples of land plant evolution.
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D.
Horneophyton lignieri
Horneophyton lignieri is an early Devonian land plant known from the Rhynie Chert, notable for its simple vascular structure and significance in understanding the evolution of terrestrial flora.
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E.
Dryophytes
Dryophytes is a genus of small arboreal treefrogs in the family Hylidae, native to North America and parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.