Thalattosuchia
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Thalattosuchia is an extinct group of marine crocodylomorphs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, adapted to life in the open ocean with streamlined bodies and limb modifications for swimming.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thalattosuchia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22164285 — 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: Thalattosuchia Context triple: [Crocodylomorpha, includesTaxon, Thalattosuchia]
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A.
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
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B.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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C.
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauria is an extinct group of large marine reptiles characterized by broad bodies, flippers, and typically long necks that thrived in the Mesozoic seas.
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D.
Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
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E.
Choristodera
Choristodera is an extinct order of semi-aquatic, reptile-like vertebrates that lived from the Late Jurassic to the Miocene and are best known for crocodile-like forms such as Champsosaurus.
- 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: Thalattosuchia Target entity description: Thalattosuchia is an extinct group of marine crocodylomorphs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, adapted to life in the open ocean with streamlined bodies and limb modifications for swimming.
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A.
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
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B.
Neosuchia
Neosuchia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic crocodyliform reptiles that includes all living crocodilians and their closest extinct relatives.
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C.
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauria is an extinct group of large marine reptiles characterized by broad bodies, flippers, and typically long necks that thrived in the Mesozoic seas.
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D.
Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
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E.
Choristodera
Choristodera is an extinct order of semi-aquatic, reptile-like vertebrates that lived from the Late Jurassic to the Miocene and are best known for crocodile-like forms such as Champsosaurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.