Allosauroidea
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Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allosauroidea canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8025419 — 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: Allosauroidea Context triple: [Avetheropoda, includes, Allosauroidea]
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A.
Allosauridae
Allosauridae is a family of large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes the well-known predator Allosaurus and its close relatives from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods.
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B.
Megalosauroidea
Megalosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs that includes some of the earliest major predatory lineages, such as Megalosaurus and Spinosaurus and their close relatives.
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C.
Herrerasauria
Herrerasauria is a group of early, primitive predatory dinosaurs from the Late Triassic that are among the oldest known representatives of the theropod lineage.
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D.
Neotheropoda
Neotheropoda is a major clade of more derived theropod dinosaurs that includes most familiar carnivorous forms such as coelophysoids and the lineage leading to birds.
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E.
Ceratosauria
Ceratosauria is a group of mostly medium-sized, often horned or crested predatory dinosaurs that represents one of the major early-diverging lineages of theropods.
- 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: Allosauroidea Target entity description: Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
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A.
Allosauridae
Allosauridae is a family of large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes the well-known predator Allosaurus and its close relatives from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods.
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B.
Megalosauroidea
Megalosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs that includes some of the earliest major predatory lineages, such as Megalosaurus and Spinosaurus and their close relatives.
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C.
Herrerasauria
Herrerasauria is a group of early, primitive predatory dinosaurs from the Late Triassic that are among the oldest known representatives of the theropod lineage.
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D.
Neotheropoda
Neotheropoda is a major clade of more derived theropod dinosaurs that includes most familiar carnivorous forms such as coelophysoids and the lineage leading to birds.
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E.
Ceratosauria
Ceratosauria is a group of mostly medium-sized, often horned or crested predatory dinosaurs that represents one of the major early-diverging lineages of theropods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dinosaur clade ⓘ |
| bodySize | large-bodied ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
deep laterally compressed skull
ⓘ
large cranial fenestrae ⓘ large skull with sharp serrated teeth ⓘ three-fingered forelimbs ⓘ well-developed hindlimbs ⓘ |
| clade |
Avetheropoda
ⓘ
Tetanurae ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| containsIconicMember |
Allosaurus fragilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Allosaurus
|
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | Bathonian ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large-bodied terrestrial predator ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
known from Cretaceous strata
ⓘ
known from Jurassic strata ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| higherTaxon |
Avetheropoda
ⓘ
Tetanurae ⓘ Theropoda ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Allosauridae
ⓘ
Allosaurus ⓘ Carcharodontosauridae ⓘ
linked to:
Carcharodontosauria
Neovenatoridae ⓘ Sinraptoridae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| latestAppearance | Turonian ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| metabolism | likely elevated metabolic rate ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Acrocanthosaurus
Allosaurus europaeus ⓘ
linked to:
Allosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus ⓘ
linked to:
Carcharodontosauria
Giganotosaurus carolinii ⓘ
linked to:
Giganotosaurus
Neovenator salerii ⓘ
linked to:
Neovenator
|
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | forward-facing eyes with binocular vision ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Allosauroidea Description of subject: Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.