Cephalaspis
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Cephalaspis is an extinct genus of armored, jawless fish from the early Devonian period, notable for its broad, shield-like head and importance in the evolution of early vertebrates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cephalaspis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17086682 — 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: Cephalaspis Context triple: [Osteostraci, containsTaxon, Cephalaspis]
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A.
Bothriolepis
Bothriolepis is an extinct genus of heavily armored, bottom-dwelling fish from the Devonian period, notable for its bony plates and widespread fossil record.
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B.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of Asia.
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C.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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D.
Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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E.
Nautichthys
Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Hemitripteridae, commonly known as sea ravens or sailfin sculpins, found in cold North Pacific waters.
- 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: Cephalaspis Target entity description: Cephalaspis is an extinct genus of armored, jawless fish from the early Devonian period, notable for its broad, shield-like head and importance in the evolution of early vertebrates.
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A.
Bothriolepis
Bothriolepis is an extinct genus of heavily armored, bottom-dwelling fish from the Devonian period, notable for its bony plates and widespread fossil record.
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B.
Aorichthys
Aorichthys is a genus of bagrid catfishes known from freshwater habitats in parts of Asia.
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C.
Normanichthys
Normanichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes that serves as the sole representative of the monotypic family Normanichthyidae.
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D.
Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their open-ocean, often deep-water habitats and distinctive, colorful patterns.
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E.
Nautichthys
Nautichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Hemitripteridae, commonly known as sea ravens or sailfin sculpins, found in cold North Pacific waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.