Dreadnoughtus schrani
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Dreadnoughtus schrani is a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Patagonia, notable for being one of the most completely known of the largest land animals that ever lived.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dreadnoughtus | 3 |
| Dreadnoughtus schrani canonical | 1 |
| generic name Dreadnoughtus means "fears nothing" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3524126 — 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: Dreadnoughtus schrani Context triple: [Patagotitan mayorum, comparedWith, Dreadnoughtus schrani]
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A.
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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B.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus was a large, carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known as a powerful apex predator with a massive skull and robust teeth.
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C.
Saurophaganax maximus
Saurophaganax maximus is a large Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur, closely related to Allosaurus, known from fossil remains found in what is now Oklahoma.
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D.
Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Argentinosaurus huinculensis was a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Argentina, regarded as one of the largest land animals known to have ever existed.
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E.
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus is a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur known for its distinctive bull-like horns, lightly built body, and extremely reduced forelimbs.
- 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: Dreadnoughtus schrani Target entity description: Dreadnoughtus schrani is a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Patagonia, notable for being one of the most completely known of the largest land animals that ever lived.
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A.
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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B.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus was a large, carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known as a powerful apex predator with a massive skull and robust teeth.
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C.
Saurophaganax maximus
Saurophaganax maximus is a large Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur, closely related to Allosaurus, known from fossil remains found in what is now Oklahoma.
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D.
Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Argentinosaurus huinculensis was a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Argentina, regarded as one of the largest land animals known to have ever existed.
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E.
Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus is a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur known for its distinctive bull-like horns, lightly built body, and extremely reduced forelimbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
macronarian dinosaur
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sauropod ⓘ titanosaur ⓘ titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| age | Campanian ⓘ |
| bodyMassEstimate |
about 59 metric tons
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approximately 30–40 metric tons (revised lower estimates) ⓘ |
| clade |
Dinosauria
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Neosauropoda ⓘ Saurischia ⓘ Sauropoda ⓘ Neosauropoda ⓘ
surface form:
Titanosauriformes
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| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| countryFossilFound | Argentina ⓘ |
| describedBy | Kenneth J. Lacovara ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Kenneth J. Lacovara ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| environment | floodplain ecosystem ⓘ |
| etymology |
Dreadnoughtus schrani
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
generic name Dreadnoughtus means "fears nothing"
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| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Titanosauria ⓘ |
| formation | Cerro Fortaleza Formation ⓘ |
| fossilCompleteness | approximately 70 percent of the postcranial skeleton preserved ⓘ |
| fossilMaterial |
caudal vertebrae
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cervical vertebrae ⓘ dorsal vertebrae ⓘ forelimb bones ⓘ hindlimb bones ⓘ pectoral girdle elements ⓘ pelvic girdle elements ⓘ |
| genus |
Dreadnoughtus schrani
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dreadnoughtus
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| holotypeRepository | Drexel University ⓘ |
| holotypeSpecimenNumber | MPM-PV 1156 ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lengthEstimate | about 26 meters ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Patagonia
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South America ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nameHonors | American entrepreneur Adam Schran ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the largest known terrestrial animals
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being one of the most completely known giant titanosaurs ⓘ |
| order | Sauropodomorpha ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Dreadnoughtus schrani
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dreadnoughtus
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| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Dreadnoughtus schrani Description of subject: Dreadnoughtus schrani is a gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Patagonia, notable for being one of the most completely known of the largest land animals that ever lived.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dreadnoughtus
this entity surface form:
Dreadnoughtus
this entity surface form:
Dreadnoughtus
this entity surface form:
generic name Dreadnoughtus means "fears nothing"