Desmatosuchus
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Desmatosuchus was a heavily armored, herbivorous archosaur from the Late Triassic known for its distinctive shoulder spikes and crocodile-line ancestry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Desmatosuchus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22476002 — 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: Desmatosuchus Context triple: [Pseudosuchia, notableMember, Desmatosuchus]
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A.
Notosuchus
Notosuchus is an extinct genus of small, terrestrial crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of South America, notable for its specialized skull and teeth adapted for an omnivorous or herbivorous diet.
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B.
Saurosuchus
Saurosuchus was a large, predatory Triassic archosaur resembling a crocodile that was one of the top terrestrial predators of its time in what is now South America.
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C.
Protapirus
Protapirus is an extinct genus of early tapirs that represents some of the most primitive known members of the tapir family.
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D.
Siquisiquesuchus
Siquisiquesuchus is an extinct genus of gavialid crocodylian known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of gharial-like reptiles.
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E.
Deinosuchus
Deinosuchus is an extinct giant crocodile-like reptile from the Late Cretaceous period, known for its massive size and powerful bite that likely allowed it to prey on 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: Desmatosuchus Target entity description: Desmatosuchus was a heavily armored, herbivorous archosaur from the Late Triassic known for its distinctive shoulder spikes and crocodile-line ancestry.
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A.
Notosuchus
Notosuchus is an extinct genus of small, terrestrial crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of South America, notable for its specialized skull and teeth adapted for an omnivorous or herbivorous diet.
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B.
Saurosuchus
Saurosuchus was a large, predatory Triassic archosaur resembling a crocodile that was one of the top terrestrial predators of its time in what is now South America.
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C.
Protapirus
Protapirus is an extinct genus of early tapirs that represents some of the most primitive known members of the tapir family.
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D.
Siquisiquesuchus
Siquisiquesuchus is an extinct genus of gavialid crocodylian known from fossil remains that help illuminate the early evolutionary history of gharial-like reptiles.
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E.
Deinosuchus
Deinosuchus is an extinct giant crocodile-like reptile from the Late Cretaceous period, known for its massive size and powerful bite that likely allowed it to prey on dinosaurs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.