Stegodontidae
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Stegodontidae is an extinct family of proboscideans related to elephants, known for their long, low-crowned molars and widespread presence in Asia and Africa during the Miocene to Pleistocene epochs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stegodontidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15120349 — 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: Stegodontidae Context triple: [Proboscidea, includesExtinctFamily, Stegodontidae]
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A.
Xiphodontidae
Xiphodontidae is an extinct family of early, deer-like artiodactyl mammals known from the Eocene of Europe.
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B.
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
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C.
Upupidae
Upupidae is a family of distinctive birds best known for the hoopoes, which have striking crests and are found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
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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E.
Ilyodon
Ilyodon is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, known for inhabiting streams and rivers in Mexico.
- 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: Stegodontidae Target entity description: Stegodontidae is an extinct family of proboscideans related to elephants, known for their long, low-crowned molars and widespread presence in Asia and Africa during the Miocene to Pleistocene epochs.
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A.
Xiphodontidae
Xiphodontidae is an extinct family of early, deer-like artiodactyl mammals known from the Eocene of Europe.
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B.
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
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C.
Upupidae
Upupidae is a family of distinctive birds best known for the hoopoes, which have striking crests and are found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
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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E.
Ilyodon
Ilyodon is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, known for inhabiting streams and rivers in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.