Hebior Mammoth
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The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hebior Mammoth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2672232 — 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: Hebior Mammoth Context triple: [Milwaukee Public Museum, hasExhibit, Hebior Mammoth]
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
Poebrotherium
Poebrotherium is an extinct early camelid genus from the Eocene and Oligocene of North America, known for its small, deer-like body and significance in camel evolution.
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C.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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D.
Diprotodon
Diprotodon was a giant prehistoric marsupial, the largest known marsupial to have ever lived, that roamed Australia during the Pleistocene epoch.
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E.
Ursus
Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
- 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: Hebior Mammoth Target entity description: The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
Poebrotherium
Poebrotherium is an extinct early camelid genus from the Eocene and Oligocene of North America, known for its small, deer-like body and significance in camel evolution.
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C.
Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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D.
Diprotodon
Diprotodon was a giant prehistoric marsupial, the largest known marsupial to have ever lived, that roamed Australia during the Pleistocene epoch.
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E.
Ursus
Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological find
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mammoth fossil ⓘ paleontological specimen ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | possible pre-Clovis hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| bodyPartPreservation |
limb bones
ⓘ
ribs ⓘ skull ⓘ tusks ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| butcheringEvidenceType |
bone breakage for marrow extraction
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cut marks ⓘ disarticulation patterns ⓘ |
| commonName | Hebior Mammoth self-link ⓘ |
| completeness | nearly complete skeleton ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | farm workers ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Kenosha County, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| discoveredOnPropertyOf | John Hebior ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Kenosha Public Museum
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surface form:
Kenosha Public Museum (casts and exhibits)
Milwaukee Public Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee Public Museum (replica and some remains)
|
| estimatedAgeYearsBeforePresent | about 14,500 years ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
David Overstreet
ⓘ
Kenosha Public Museum researchers ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
exhibitions on Ice Age Wisconsin
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publications on early Americans and megafauna hunting ⓘ |
| foundInDeposits | glacial outwash sediments ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
butchering marks on bones
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stone tool use on carcass ⓘ |
| importanceToScience | key data point for early human subsistence strategies in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of ownership and repatriation discussions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Hebior ⓘ |
| originalBonesLocation | private collection in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedFind |
Mud Lake Mammoth
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Schäfer Mammoth ⓘ |
| researchField |
Pleistocene megafauna studies
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archaeology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ peopling of the Americas ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early human butchering in North America
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supports pre-Clovis human presence in North America ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| taxon |
Mammoth
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surface form:
Mammuthus primigenius
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| usedAsEvidenceIn | debate on timing of first humans in the Americas ⓘ |
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Subject: Hebior Mammoth Description of subject: The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
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