Neodiapsida
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Neodiapsida is a major clade of diapsid reptiles that includes most modern reptiles and their extinct relatives, excluding only a few early-diverging lineages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neodiapsida canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7577357 — 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: Neodiapsida Context triple: [Diapsida, hasSubclade, Neodiapsida]
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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.
Sauropsida
Sauropsida is a major clade of vertebrates that includes all modern reptiles and birds, along with their extinct relatives.
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C.
Rhynchocephalia
Rhynchocephalia is an ancient order of reptiles, now represented only by the tuatara, that diverged early from other reptilian lineages and retains many primitive characteristics.
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D.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
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E.
Lepidosauria
Lepidosauria is a major reptile clade that includes lizards, snakes, and tuataras, characterized by overlapping scales and periodic skin shedding.
- 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: Neodiapsida Target entity description: Neodiapsida is a major clade of diapsid reptiles that includes most modern reptiles and their extinct relatives, excluding only a few early-diverging lineages.
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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.
Sauropsida
Sauropsida is a major clade of vertebrates that includes all modern reptiles and birds, along with their extinct relatives.
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C.
Rhynchocephalia
Rhynchocephalia is an ancient order of reptiles, now represented only by the tuatara, that diverged early from other reptilian lineages and retains many primitive characteristics.
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D.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
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E.
Lepidosauria
Lepidosauria is a major reptile clade that includes lizards, snakes, and tuataras, characterized by overlapping scales and periodic skin shedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
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diapsid clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ vertebrate clade ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| containsExtantTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| containsExtinctTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| definedBy | phylogenetic relationships among diapsid reptiles ⓘ |
| excludes |
Avicephala
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Younginiformes sensu lato ⓘ some early-diverging diapsid lineages ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Carboniferous ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | diapsid skull with two temporal fenestrae in ancestral condition ⓘ |
| hasMember |
birds
ⓘ
crocodilians ⓘ modern lizards ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ snakes ⓘ tuatara ⓘ
linked to:
Sphenodon punctatus
|
| higherClassification | Sauria ⓘ |
| includes |
extinct diapsid relatives
ⓘ
most modern reptiles ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Archosauria
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Archosauromorpha ⓘ Aves ⓘ Crocodylia ⓘ
linked to:
Crocodilia
Lepidosauria ⓘ Lepidosauromorpha ⓘ Ornithodira ⓘ Pseudosuchia ⓘ Pterosauria ⓘ Rhynchocephalia ⓘ Squamata ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| infraphylum | Gnathostomata ⓘ |
| isA |
group of diapsid reptiles
ⓘ
major subgroup of Sauria ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Neo- from Greek meaning new ⓘ |
| nomenclatureCode | ICZN ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Diapsida ⓘ |
| subclass | Diapsida ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superclass | Tetrapoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
ⓘ
unranked clade ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Carboniferous to Recent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neodiapsida Description of subject: Neodiapsida is a major clade of diapsid reptiles that includes most modern reptiles and their extinct relatives, excluding only a few early-diverging lineages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.