Sauropsida
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Sauropsida is a major clade of vertebrates that includes all modern reptiles and birds, along with their extinct relatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sauropsida canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7577354 — 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: Sauropsida Context triple: [Diapsida, isSubsetOf, Sauropsida]
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A.
Diapsida
Diapsida is a major clade of reptiles characterized by two temporal skull openings, encompassing groups such as lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds.
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B.
Archosauria
Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
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C.
Archelosauria
Archelosauria is a major reptile clade that unites turtles with archosaurs such as crocodilians and birds based on shared evolutionary ancestry.
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D.
Lepidosauria
Lepidosauria is a major reptile clade that includes lizards, snakes, and tuataras, characterized by overlapping scales and periodic skin shedding.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- 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: Sauropsida Target entity description: Sauropsida is a major clade of vertebrates that includes all modern reptiles and birds, along with their extinct relatives.
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A.
Diapsida
Diapsida is a major clade of reptiles characterized by two temporal skull openings, encompassing groups such as lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds.
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B.
Archosauria
Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
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C.
Archelosauria
Archelosauria is a major reptile clade that unites turtles with archosaurs such as crocodilians and birds based on shared evolutionary ancestry.
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D.
Lepidosauria
Lepidosauria is a major reptile clade that includes lizards, snakes, and tuataras, characterized by overlapping scales and periodic skin shedding.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
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taxon ⓘ vertebrate clade ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
amniotic egg
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at least one sacral vertebra ⓘ beta-keratin in integument ⓘ keratinized epidermis ⓘ scales or feathers ⓘ single occipital condyle ⓘ subterminal nares ⓘ |
| containsGroup |
Anapsida (in some classifications)
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Archosauria ⓘ Crocodylia ⓘ Diapsida ⓘ Lepidosauria ⓘ Rhynchocephalia ⓘ Squamata ⓘ Testudines (in many modern classifications) ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ pterosaurs (in many phylogenies) ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Synapsida ⓘ |
| definedBy | clade including all extant reptiles and birds and their extinct relatives ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestorWith | Synapsida ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | from Greek "sauros" (lizard) and "opsis" (appearance) ⓘ |
| hasExtinctMembers | yes ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | yes ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Craniata
ⓘ
linked to:
Vertebrata
Euteleostomi ⓘ
linked to:
Osteichthyes
Gnathostomata ⓘ Tetrapoda ⓘ |
| includes |
Aves
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Reptilia ⓘ birds ⓘ extinct relatives of birds ⓘ extinct relatives of reptiles ⓘ modern reptiles ⓘ |
| isA | amniote clade ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| olderThan |
Mesozoic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesozoic Era
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| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| replacedTermInSomeClassifications | Reptilia ⓘ |
| sisterGroupTo | Synapsida ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Carboniferous period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
phylogenetics
ⓘ
systematic biology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sauropsida Description of subject: Sauropsida is a major clade of vertebrates that includes all modern reptiles and birds, along with their extinct relatives.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.