AMNH 5027
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AMNH 5027 is the famous nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skull and partial skeleton housed at the American Museum of Natural History, serving as a key reference specimen for the species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AMNH 5027 canonical | 1 |
| Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen AMNH 5027 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3521497 — 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: AMNH 5027 Context triple: [Tyrannosaurus, hasHolotypeSpecimen, AMNH 5027]
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A.
Hall of Fossils
The Hall of Fossils is a major exhibition space showcasing prehistoric life through dinosaur skeletons, ancient plants, and other fossilized organisms.
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B.
Kimball Natural History Museum
The Kimball Natural History Museum is a major exhibit space within San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences that showcases biodiversity, evolution, and the natural world through interactive and specimen-based displays.
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C.
Dino Institute
The Dino Institute is a fictional paleontological research facility and attraction featured within the DinoLand U.S.A. area of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
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D.
Hall of North American Mammals
The Hall of North American Mammals is a renowned exhibition featuring detailed dioramas and displays of native mammal species from across North America.
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E.
Dinosaur Isle museum
Dinosaur Isle museum is a dinosaur and fossil museum on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its extensive collection of local prehistoric finds and interactive exhibits.
- 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: AMNH 5027 Target entity description: AMNH 5027 is the famous nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skull and partial skeleton housed at the American Museum of Natural History, serving as a key reference specimen for the species.
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A.
Hall of Fossils
The Hall of Fossils is a major exhibition space showcasing prehistoric life through dinosaur skeletons, ancient plants, and other fossilized organisms.
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B.
Kimball Natural History Museum
The Kimball Natural History Museum is a major exhibit space within San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences that showcases biodiversity, evolution, and the natural world through interactive and specimen-based displays.
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C.
Dino Institute
The Dino Institute is a fictional paleontological research facility and attraction featured within the DinoLand U.S.A. area of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
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D.
Hall of North American Mammals
The Hall of North American Mammals is a renowned exhibition featuring detailed dioramas and displays of native mammal species from across North America.
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E.
Dinosaur Isle museum
Dinosaur Isle museum is a dinosaur and fossil museum on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its extensive collection of local prehistoric finds and interactive exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tyrannosaurus rex specimen
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fossil specimen ⓘ vertebrate paleontology specimen ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears | 66 ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Coelurosauria
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Theropoda ⓘ Tyrannosauroidea ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| collectionCode | AMNH Vertebrate Paleontology ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| displayStatus | on public display ⓘ |
| family | Tyrannosauridae ⓘ |
| fossilType | body fossil ⓘ |
| genus | Tyrannosaurus ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| geologicTime | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasPart |
nearly complete skull
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partial postcranial skeleton ⓘ |
| housedIn |
American Museum of Natural History
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surface form:
Fossil Halls of the American Museum of Natural History
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| institutionCode |
American Museum of Natural History
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surface form:
AMNH
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| isIndividualOf |
Tyrannosaurus
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surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex
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| isReferenceSpecimenFor |
Tyrannosaurus rex cranial morphology
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Tyrannosaurus rex dental morphology ⓘ Tyrannosaurus rex skull reconstruction ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Museum of Natural History
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surface form:
American Museum of Natural History, New York
|
| material | fossilized bone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally well-preserved skull
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nearly complete dentition ⓘ public exhibition at a major natural history museum ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preservation | three-dimensional ⓘ |
| repository | American Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| role |
exhibit specimen
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research specimen ⓘ |
| scientificImportance |
benchmark for T. rex skull measurements
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frequently illustrated in scientific literature ⓘ key reference specimen for Tyrannosaurus rex ⓘ widely photographed and reproduced in popular media ⓘ |
| specificEpithet | rex ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| taxon |
Tyrannosaurus
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surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex
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| usedIn |
biomechanical analyses of T. rex bite force
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comparative studies of tyrannosaurid skulls ⓘ functional morphology research ⓘ systematic and taxonomic studies of Tyrannosaurus ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: AMNH 5027 Description of subject: AMNH 5027 is the famous nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skull and partial skeleton housed at the American Museum of Natural History, serving as a key reference specimen for the species.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen AMNH 5027