Lopingian
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The Lopingian is the final epoch of the Permian Period, marked by significant climatic shifts and culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lopingian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14211245 — 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: Lopingian Context triple: [Illawarra Coal Measures, ageRange, Lopingian]
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A.
Trichodon
Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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B.
Lepetymnos
Lepetymnos is a mountain on the Greek island of Lesbos, known as its highest peak and a prominent natural landmark.
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C.
Cynoponticus
Cynoponticus is a genus of marine eels within the pike conger family, comprising elongated predatory fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters.
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D.
Pygidianops
Pygidianops is a genus of tiny, highly specialized pencil catfishes native to South American freshwater habitats.
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E.
Bunocephalus
Bunocephalus is a genus of small, flat-bodied banjo catfishes native to freshwater habitats in South America.
- 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: Lopingian Target entity description: The Lopingian is the final epoch of the Permian Period, marked by significant climatic shifts and culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
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A.
Trichodon
Trichodon is a genus of small marine fishes in the family Trichodontidae, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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B.
Lepetymnos
Lepetymnos is a mountain on the Greek island of Lesbos, known as its highest peak and a prominent natural landmark.
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C.
Cynoponticus
Cynoponticus is a genus of marine eels within the pike conger family, comprising elongated predatory fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters.
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D.
Pygidianops
Pygidianops is a genus of tiny, highly specialized pencil catfishes native to South American freshwater habitats.
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E.
Bunocephalus
Bunocephalus is a genus of small, flat-bodied banjo catfishes native to freshwater habitats in South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.