Coelophysis
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Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coelophysis canonical | 4 |
| Coelophysoidea | 3 |
| Coelophysidae | 1 |
| Coelophysis bauri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502244 — 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: Coelophysis Context triple: [Theropoda, includes, Coelophysis]
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A.
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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B.
Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus was a medium-sized, horned theropod dinosaur known for its prominent nasal horn and blade-like teeth, which lived in what is now North America and Europe.
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C.
Allosaurus
Allosaurus was a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period, known as one of the top predators of its ecosystem in what is now North America.
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D.
Dryosaurus
Dryosaurus was a small, fast, plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, known for its long legs and lightweight build.
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E.
Othnielosaurus
Othnielosaurus is a small, bipedal ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its lightly built body and herbivorous diet.
- 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: Coelophysis Target entity description: Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
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A.
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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B.
Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus was a medium-sized, horned theropod dinosaur known for its prominent nasal horn and blade-like teeth, which lived in what is now North America and Europe.
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C.
Allosaurus
Allosaurus was a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period, known as one of the top predators of its ecosystem in what is now North America.
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D.
Dryosaurus
Dryosaurus was a small, fast, plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, known for its long legs and lightweight build.
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E.
Othnielosaurus
Othnielosaurus is a small, bipedal ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its lightly built body and herbivorous diet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous dinosaur
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prehistoric reptile ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 2 to 3 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 15 to 20 kilograms ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
lightly built
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coelophysoidea
Dinosauria ⓘ Neotheropoda ⓘ |
| countryFossilsFound |
South Africa
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Drinker Cope ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | David Baldwin ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
possible pack hunter
ⓘ
small predator ⓘ |
| family |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coelophysidae
|
| forelimbFunction | grasping prey ⓘ |
| fossilAbundance | numerous articulated skeletons ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Chinle Formation
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinle Formation, southwestern United States
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Petrified Forest National Park ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| habitat |
river and lake margin environments
ⓘ
semi-arid floodplains ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil skeletons ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Norian age
ⓘ
Rhaetian age ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | hollow form ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | hollow limb bones ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest well-documented theropods ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance | important for understanding early theropod evolution ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic |
elongated hind limbs
ⓘ
large eye sockets ⓘ long neck ⓘ narrow skull ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| tailFunction | counterbalance for running ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | approximately 216 to 201 million years ago ⓘ |
| toothType | sharp serrated teeth ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Coelophysis bauri
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| yearDescribed | 1889 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coelophysis Description of subject: Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coelophysidae
this entity surface form:
Coelophysis bauri
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea