Ameridelphia
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Ameridelphia is a proposed infraclass of marsupial mammals that primarily includes the American opossums and their close relatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ameridelphia canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5632660 — 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: Ameridelphia Context triple: [Australidelphia, contrastedWith, Ameridelphia]
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A.
Euramerica
Euramerica was an ancient Paleozoic-era supercontinent formed by the collision of Laurentia, Baltica, and Avalonia, which later contributed to the assembly of Pangaea.
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B.
Ameria
Ameria is an ancient Umbrian town in central Italy, known today as Amelia, with significant archaeological and historical remains from pre-Roman and Roman times.
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C.
Turtle Island
Turtle Island is a small island within Ritchie’s Archipelago in the Andaman Islands of India, known for its natural coastal scenery and surrounding marine life.
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D.
Turtle Island
Turtle Island is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poetry collection by American poet Gary Snyder that blends environmental themes, spirituality, and reflections on North American landscapes and cultures.
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E.
Polaria
Polaria is an Arctic-themed experience center and aquarium in Tromsø, Norway, focusing on polar research, climate, and marine life.
- 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: Ameridelphia Target entity description: Ameridelphia is a proposed infraclass of marsupial mammals that primarily includes the American opossums and their close relatives.
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A.
Euramerica
Euramerica was an ancient Paleozoic-era supercontinent formed by the collision of Laurentia, Baltica, and Avalonia, which later contributed to the assembly of Pangaea.
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B.
Ameria
Ameria is an ancient Umbrian town in central Italy, known today as Amelia, with significant archaeological and historical remains from pre-Roman and Roman times.
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C.
Turtle Island
Turtle Island is a small island within Ritchie’s Archipelago in the Andaman Islands of India, known for its natural coastal scenery and surrounding marine life.
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D.
Turtle Island
Turtle Island is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poetry collection by American poet Gary Snyder that blends environmental themes, spirituality, and reflections on North American landscapes and cultures.
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E.
Polaria
Polaria is an Arctic-themed experience center and aquarium in Tromsø, Norway, focusing on polar research, climate, and marine life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infraclass
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
marsupial reproduction
ⓘ
presence of marsupium in many species ⓘ viviparous mammals ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| contains | New World marsupials ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Australidelphia ⓘ |
| definedBy |
molecular phylogenetic evidence
ⓘ
morphological characters ⓘ |
| distribution | Americas ⓘ |
| endemicTo | New World ⓘ |
| evolutionaryOrigin | South America ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
didactyl hind feet in many members
ⓘ
polyprotodont dentition in many members ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Ameridelphians ⓘ |
| hasTypeMember |
Didelphis virginiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia opossum
|
| higherClassification | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| includes |
American opossums
ⓘ
Didelphidae ⓘ Didelphimorphia ⓘ close relatives of American opossums ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| proposedAs | infraclass of marsupial mammals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Metatheria
ⓘ
linked to:
Marsupialia
|
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus |
not universally accepted
ⓘ
proposed ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraclass ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Paleogene ⓘ |
| usedIn |
mammalian classification
ⓘ
marsupial phylogeny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ameridelphia Description of subject: Ameridelphia is a proposed infraclass of marsupial mammals that primarily includes the American opossums and their close relatives.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.