Sphenosuchia
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Sphenosuchia is an extinct group of early, lightly built crocodylomorph reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods and are considered close relatives of modern crocodilians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sphenosuchia canonical | 1 |
| ‘Rauisuchia’ (informal grouping) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22164291 — 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: Sphenosuchia Context triple: [Crocodylomorpha, includesTaxon, Sphenosuchia]
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A.
Pseudosuchia
Pseudosuchia is a major archosaur group that includes modern crocodilians and their extinct relatives, such as many Triassic predatory reptiles.
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B.
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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C.
Therocephalia
Therocephalia is an extinct group of predatory therapsid synapsids that lived primarily during the Permian and Triassic periods and shows several mammal-like features.
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D.
Notosuchia
Notosuchia is an extinct group of primarily terrestrial, often small-bodied crocodyliforms known for their diverse skull shapes and specialized teeth that suggest varied, sometimes omnivorous or herbivorous diets.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sphenosuchia Target entity description: Sphenosuchia is an extinct group of early, lightly built crocodylomorph reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods and are considered close relatives of modern crocodilians.
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A.
Pseudosuchia
Pseudosuchia is a major archosaur group that includes modern crocodilians and their extinct relatives, such as many Triassic predatory reptiles.
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B.
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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C.
Therocephalia
Therocephalia is an extinct group of predatory therapsid synapsids that lived primarily during the Permian and Triassic periods and shows several mammal-like features.
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D.
Notosuchia
Notosuchia is an extinct group of primarily terrestrial, often small-bodied crocodyliforms known for their diverse skull shapes and specialized teeth that suggest varied, sometimes omnivorous or herbivorous diets.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sphenosuchia