Gomphotheriidae
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Gomphotheriidae is an extinct family of elephant-like proboscideans characterized by elongated tusks and distinctive shovel-shaped lower jaws in many species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gomphotheriidae canonical | 1 |
| Gomphotherium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15120348 — 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: Gomphotheriidae Context triple: [Proboscidea, includesExtinctFamily, Gomphotheriidae]
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A.
Elephantidae
Elephantidae is the biological family of large herbivorous mammals that includes modern elephants and their closest extinct relatives.
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B.
Conirostrum
Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
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C.
Proboscidea
Proboscidea is a mammalian order that includes elephants and their extinct relatives, characterized by trunks and large tusks.
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D.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
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E.
Perissodactyla
Perissodactyla is an order of odd-toed hoofed mammals that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs, characterized by weight-bearing on one or three toes and a hindgut-fermenting digestive system.
- 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: Gomphotheriidae Target entity description: Gomphotheriidae is an extinct family of elephant-like proboscideans characterized by elongated tusks and distinctive shovel-shaped lower jaws in many species.
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A.
Elephantidae
Elephantidae is the biological family of large herbivorous mammals that includes modern elephants and their closest extinct relatives.
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B.
Conirostrum
Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
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C.
Proboscidea
Proboscidea is a mammalian order that includes elephants and their extinct relatives, characterized by trunks and large tusks.
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D.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
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E.
Perissodactyla
Perissodactyla is an order of odd-toed hoofed mammals that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs, characterized by weight-bearing on one or three toes and a hindgut-fermenting digestive system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gomphotherium