Triceratops

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ceratopsid dinosaur genus of dinosaurs herbivorous dinosaur

Triceratops is a large, herbivorous, three-horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, recognizable by its massive bony frill and distinctive facial horns.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Triceratops horridus	10
Triceratops canonical	8
Triceratops prorsus	2
Torosaurus latus	1
Triceratop Spin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2461671 — 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: Triceratops
Context triple: [Jurassic Park, notableSpecies, Triceratops]

A. Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous, best known for the iconic species Tyrannosaurus rex.
B. Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
C. Velociraptor
Velociraptor is a small, fast, and intelligent theropod dinosaur popularly depicted as a cunning pack hunter in books and films like the Jurassic Park franchise.
D. DINOSAUR
DINOSAUR is a dark, time-travel–themed thrill ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom that sends guests back to the late Cretaceous period to rescue an iguanodon before a catastrophic asteroid impact.
E. Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae is a family of large, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic genera such as Tyrannosaurus.
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: Triceratops
Target entity description: Triceratops is a large, herbivorous, three-horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, recognizable by its massive bony frill and distinctive facial horns.

A. Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous, best known for the iconic species Tyrannosaurus rex.
B. Máximo the Titanosaur
Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
C. Velociraptor
Velociraptor is a small, fast, and intelligent theropod dinosaur popularly depicted as a cunning pack hunter in books and films like the Jurassic Park franchise.
D. DINOSAUR
DINOSAUR is a dark, time-travel–themed thrill ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom that sends guests back to the late Cretaceous period to rescue an iguanodon before a catastrophic asteroid impact.
E. Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae is a family of large, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic genera such as Tyrannosaurus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceratopsid dinosaur ⓘ genus of dinosaurs ⓘ herbivorous dinosaur ⓘ
bodyLength	up to about 9 meters ⓘ
bodyMass	around 6 to 12 metric tons ⓘ
clade	Dinosauria ⓘ
coexistedWith	Edmontosaurus annectens ⓘ surface form: Edmontosaurus Tyrannosaurus ⓘ surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
describedBy	Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	large bony neck frill ⓘ parrot-like beak ⓘ robust quadrupedal body ⓘ three facial horns ⓘ
extinctionStatus	extinct ⓘ
family	Ceratopsidae ⓘ
feedingType	browsing on low vegetation ⓘ
fossilFoundIn	Canada ⓘ Hell Creek Formation ⓘ Lance Formation ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
geologicalPeriod	Late Cretaceous ⓘ
habitat	terrestrial ⓘ
hasHorn	one short nasal horn ⓘ two long supraorbital horns above the eyes ⓘ
hornCount	3 ⓘ
includesSpecies	Triceratops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Triceratops horridus Triceratops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Triceratops prorsus
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
likelySocialBehavior	at least partly gregarious ⓘ
livedInAge	Maastrichtian ⓘ
livedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
locomotion	quadrupedal ⓘ
order	Ornithischia ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
popularCultureRole	iconic dinosaur in media and museums ⓘ
possibleFunctionOfFrill	display ⓘ species recognition ⓘ thermoregulation ⓘ
possibleFunctionOfHorns	defense ⓘ intraspecific combat ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
subfamily	Ceratopsidae ⓘ surface form: Chasmosaurinae
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
temporalRangeEnd	Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary ⓘ surface form: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event about 66 million years ago ⓘ
toothType	dental batteries of shearing teeth ⓘ
typeSpecies	Triceratops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Triceratops horridus
yearDescribed	1889 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Park → notableSpecies → Triceratops ⓘ

DinoLand U.S.A. → notableDinosaurSpeciesFeatured → Triceratops ⓘ

Hell Creek Formation → containsFossil → Triceratops ⓘ