Ostracodermi
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Ostracodermi were an extinct group of primitive, armored jawless fishes that lived during the Paleozoic era and are among the earliest known vertebrates.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heterostraci | 2 |
| Ostracodermi canonical | 2 |
| Pteraspidomorphi | 2 |
| Galeaspida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17086581 — 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: Ostracodermi Context triple: [Anaspida, relatedTo, Ostracodermi]
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A.
Placodermi
Placodermi is an extinct class of armored prehistoric fishes that were among the earliest jawed vertebrates.
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B.
Ambulacraria
Ambulacraria is a major clade of deuterostome animals that unites echinoderms (such as starfish and sea urchins) with hemichordates (such as acorn worms) based on shared developmental and anatomical features.
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C.
Holocephali
Holocephali is a subclass of cartilaginous fishes that includes the chimaeras, deep-sea relatives of sharks and rays characterized by a single gill opening and distinctive tooth plates.
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D.
Rangeomorphs
Rangeomorphs are an extinct group of frond-like Ediacaran organisms characterized by highly branched, fractal body forms that represent some of the earliest complex multicellular life on Earth.
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E.
Echinodermata
Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates that includes starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, characterized by radial symmetry and a water vascular 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: Ostracodermi Target entity description: Ostracodermi were an extinct group of primitive, armored jawless fishes that lived during the Paleozoic era and are among the earliest known vertebrates.
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A.
Placodermi
Placodermi is an extinct class of armored prehistoric fishes that were among the earliest jawed vertebrates.
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B.
Ambulacraria
Ambulacraria is a major clade of deuterostome animals that unites echinoderms (such as starfish and sea urchins) with hemichordates (such as acorn worms) based on shared developmental and anatomical features.
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C.
Holocephali
Holocephali is a subclass of cartilaginous fishes that includes the chimaeras, deep-sea relatives of sharks and rays characterized by a single gill opening and distinctive tooth plates.
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D.
Rangeomorphs
Rangeomorphs are an extinct group of frond-like Ediacaran organisms characterized by highly branched, fractal body forms that represent some of the earliest complex multicellular life on Earth.
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E.
Echinodermata
Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates that includes starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, characterized by radial symmetry and a water vascular system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heterostraci
this entity surface form:
Pteraspidomorphi
this entity surface form:
Pteraspidomorphi
this entity surface form:
Galeaspida
this entity surface form:
Heterostraci