T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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T. rex and the Crater of Doom is a popular science book by geologist Walter Alvarez that explains the asteroid impact theory for the dinosaurs’ mass extinction and the discovery of the Chicxulub crater.
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| T. rex and the Crater of Doom canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T. rex and the Crater of Doom Context triple: [Walter Alvarez, hasPublication, T. rex and the Crater of Doom]
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A.
Bully for Brontosaurus
Bully for Brontosaurus is a 1991 collection of essays by paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the nature of scientific reasoning.
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B.
Vale dos Dinossauros
Vale dos Dinossauros is a paleontological site and tourist attraction in Brazil renowned for its extensive and well-preserved dinosaur footprints and fossilized trackways.
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Dinosapien
Dinosapien is a Canadian live-action science fiction television series that follows a teenage girl who befriends a mysterious human-like dinosaur while uncovering secrets in a remote badlands town.
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D.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
"We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" is a 1993 animated family film about intelligent, talking dinosaurs brought to modern-day New York City, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation studio.
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E.
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
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- 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: T. rex and the Crater of Doom Target entity description: T. rex and the Crater of Doom is a popular science book by geologist Walter Alvarez that explains the asteroid impact theory for the dinosaurs’ mass extinction and the discovery of the Chicxulub crater.
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A.
Bully for Brontosaurus
Bully for Brontosaurus is a 1991 collection of essays by paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores evolution, natural history, and the nature of scientific reasoning.
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B.
Vale dos Dinossauros
Vale dos Dinossauros is a paleontological site and tourist attraction in Brazil renowned for its extensive and well-preserved dinosaur footprints and fossilized trackways.
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C.
Dinosapien
Dinosapien is a Canadian live-action science fiction television series that follows a teenage girl who befriends a mysterious human-like dinosaur while uncovering secrets in a remote badlands town.
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D.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
"We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" is a 1993 animated family film about intelligent, talking dinosaurs brought to modern-day New York City, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation studio.
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E.
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, heavy sound, and exploration of religious and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Walter Alvarez ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
collaboration between geologists and physicists
ⓘ
global distribution of the iridium-rich clay layer ⓘ search for the impact site associated with the K–Pg extinction ⓘ |
| explains |
discovery of the Chicxulub impact crater
ⓘ
evidence for an asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous ⓘ iridium anomaly at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary ⓘ role of impact in extinction of non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| field |
geology
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| genre | science writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
first-person narrative by a geologist
ⓘ
historical account of a scientific discovery ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Earth history
ⓘ
K–Pg boundary layer ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
impact craters ⓘ mass extinction mechanisms ⓘ |
| impactLocationDiscussed | Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| impactStructureDiscussed |
Chicxulub impact structure
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicxulub impact crater
|
| intendedAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
readers interested in dinosaurs ⓘ readers interested in geology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chicxulub crater
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicxulub impact crater
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
asteroid impact hypothesis ⓘ dinosaurs ⓘ mass extinction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Walter Alvarez’s research on the K–Pg boundary
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scientific process behind establishing the impact hypothesis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Chicxulub crater
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicxulub impact crater
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
asteroid impact hypothesis for dinosaur extinction ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
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end of the Cretaceous ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Tyrannosaurus rex
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linked to:
Tyrannosaurus
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