Steve Brusatte
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Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for his research on dinosaurs and for popular science books such as "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
All labels observed (1)
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| Steve Brusatte canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5112942 — 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: Steve Brusatte Context triple: [Prehistoric Planet, scientificConsultant, Steve Brusatte]
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Darren Naish
Darren Naish is a British vertebrate paleontologist, author, and science communicator known for his work on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, as well as for popularizing paleontology through books, blogs, and media projects.
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B.
Stephen Lovejoy
Stephen Lovejoy is a film editor known for his work on genre and B-movie productions such as the creature feature "Sharktopus."
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C.
Jack Horner
Jack Horner is a character from the English nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner," known for pulling a plum out of a Christmas pie and declaring, "What a good boy am I."
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D.
Richard Edgecombe
Richard Edgecombe was a British nobleman and politician after whom Edgecombe County in North Carolina was named.
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E.
Daniel J. Chure
Daniel J. Chure is an American paleontologist known for his research on large Jurassic theropod dinosaurs and his long-time work at Dinosaur National Monument.
- 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: Steve Brusatte Target entity description: Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for his research on dinosaurs and for popular science books such as "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
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A.
Darren Naish
Darren Naish is a British vertebrate paleontologist, author, and science communicator known for his work on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, as well as for popularizing paleontology through books, blogs, and media projects.
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B.
Stephen Lovejoy
Stephen Lovejoy is a film editor known for his work on genre and B-movie productions such as the creature feature "Sharktopus."
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C.
Jack Horner
Jack Horner is a character from the English nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner," known for pulling a plum out of a Christmas pie and declaring, "What a good boy am I."
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D.
Richard Edgecombe
Richard Edgecombe was a British nobleman and politician after whom Edgecombe County in North Carolina was named.
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E.
Daniel J. Chure
Daniel J. Chure is an American paleontologist known for his research on large Jurassic theropod dinosaurs and his long-time work at Dinosaur National Monument.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evolutionary biologist
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human ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ science writer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| appearsIn | television documentaries about dinosaurs ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Dinosaur Paleobiology
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs ⓘ The Rise and Reign of the Mammals ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Michael J. Benton ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Bristol ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dinosaur paleontology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
earth sciences
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geoscience ⓘ |
| hasParticipatedIn | field expeditions to fossil sites worldwide ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
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linked to:
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Tyrannosaurus rex ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrannosaurus
origin of birds ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Steve Brusatte ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popular science books on dinosaurs
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research on dinosaur evolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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evolutionary biologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ottawa, Illinois ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Palaeontology and Evolution ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Mesozoic vertebrates
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dinosaur evolution ⓘ macroevolution ⓘ mass extinctions ⓘ |
| workLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Brusatte Description of subject: Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for his research on dinosaurs and for popular science books such as "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.