Dorudon atrox
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Dorudon atrox is an extinct basilosaurid whale from the late Eocene, known for its fully aquatic body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate early whale evolution.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dorudon atrox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15391046 — 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: Dorudon atrox Context triple: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Dorudon atrox]
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A.
Basilosaurus isis
Basilosaurus isis is an extinct, large early whale species from the late Eocene known for its elongated body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate the transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic cetaceans.
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B.
Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
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C.
Goringhaiqua
The Goringhaiqua were a Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, historically known for their resistance to early Dutch colonial expansion.
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D.
Belodontichthys dinema
Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.
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E.
Siluranodon
Siluranodon is a genus of African catfishes known for their elongated bodies and membership in the family Schilbeidae.
- 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: Dorudon atrox Target entity description: Dorudon atrox is an extinct basilosaurid whale from the late Eocene, known for its fully aquatic body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate early whale evolution.
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A.
Basilosaurus isis
Basilosaurus isis is an extinct, large early whale species from the late Eocene known for its elongated body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate the transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic cetaceans.
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B.
Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
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C.
Goringhaiqua
The Goringhaiqua were a Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, historically known for their resistance to early Dutch colonial expansion.
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D.
Belodontichthys dinema
Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.
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E.
Siluranodon
Siluranodon is a genus of African catfishes known for their elongated bodies and membership in the family Schilbeidae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.