Mammoth

E380173

elephant relative extinct mammal proboscidean

The Mammoth is an extinct, large, shaggy-haired elephant-like mammal known for its long curved tusks and adaptation to Ice Age environments.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Mammuthus	3
Mammoth canonical	2
Mammuthus primigenius	2
Columbian mammoth	1
Mammuthus columbi	1
Mammuthus trogontherii	1
Palaeoloxodon	1
mammoth (prehistoric animal)	1
woolly mammoth	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3684478 — 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: Mammoth
Context triple: [Amherst Mammoths, usesMascot, Mammoth]

A. Hebior Mammoth
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.
B. Manny the mammoth
Manny the mammoth is the gruff but warm-hearted woolly mammoth protagonist from the animated "Ice Age" film series.
C. Megafaun
Megafaun is an American experimental folk band known for its eclectic blend of folk, psychedelic, and improvisational music, formed by former members of DeYarmond Edison.
D. Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are a professional box lacrosse team based in Denver that competes in the National Lacrosse League.
E. Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
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: Mammoth
Target entity description: The Mammoth is an extinct, large, shaggy-haired elephant-like mammal known for its long curved tusks and adaptation to Ice Age environments.

A. Hebior Mammoth
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.
B. Manny the mammoth
Manny the mammoth is the gruff but warm-hearted woolly mammoth protagonist from the animated "Ice Age" film series.
C. Megafaun
Megafaun is an American experimental folk band known for its eclectic blend of folk, psychedelic, and improvisational music, formed by former members of DeYarmond Edison.
D. Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are a professional box lacrosse team based in Denver that competes in the National Lacrosse League.
E. Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elephant relative ⓘ extinct mammal ⓘ proboscidean ⓘ
adaptation	cold climate adaptation ⓘ small ears relative to modern elephants ⓘ subcutaneous fat layer ⓘ thick insulating fur ⓘ
bodySize	large ⓘ
causeOfExtinction	climate change at end of Ice Age ⓘ human hunting pressure ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Paleolithic human hunting target ⓘ subject of prehistoric cave art ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
domain	Eukaryota ⓘ linked to: Eukarya
extinctionStatus	extinct ⓘ
family	Elephantidae ⓘ
fossilRecordRegion	Arctic regions ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
geologicalEpoch	Holocene (relict populations) ⓘ Pleistocene ⓘ linked to: Pleistocene epoch
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
knownFrom	fossil remains ⓘ frozen carcasses in permafrost ⓘ
lastKnownPopulations	St. Paul Island ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul Island Wrangel Island ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	hump of fat on back ⓘ long curved tusks ⓘ shaggy hair ⓘ trunk ⓘ
notableSpecies	Columbian mammoth ⓘ linked to: Mammoth Mammuthus columbi ⓘ linked to: Mammoth Mammuthus primigenius ⓘ Mammuthus trogontherii ⓘ linked to: Mammoth steppe mammoth ⓘ woolly mammoth ⓘ linked to: Mammoth
order	Proboscidea ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	African elephants ⓘ Asian elephants ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
researchTopic	de-extinction and cloning studies ⓘ
scientificName	Mammuthus ⓘ linked to: Mammoth
socialBehavior	herd-living ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat	Ice Age steppe-tundra ⓘ cold environments ⓘ
usedFor	bones for tools and shelters ⓘ meat by prehistoric humans ⓘ tusks for ivory ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amherst Mammoths → usesMascot → Mammoth ⓘ

Hebior Mammoth → taxon → Mammuthus primigenius ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

H.I.V.E. Five → member → Mammoth ⓘ

Elephantidae → includesTaxon → Mammuthus ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Elephantidae → includesTaxon → Palaeoloxodon ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Elephantidae → notableExtinctSpecies → Mammuthus primigenius ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Proboscidea → includesExtinctGenus → Mammuthus ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth (Amherst College mascot) → inspiredBy → mammoth (prehistoric animal) ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth → scientificName → Mammuthus ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth → notableSpecies → woolly mammoth ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth → notableSpecies → Columbian mammoth ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth → notableSpecies → Mammuthus columbi ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

Mammoth → notableSpecies → Mammuthus trogontherii ⓘ

linked to: Mammoth

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Referenced by (13)

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