Archosauria
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Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archosauria canonical | 9 |
| Archosauromorpha | 1 |
| Pterosauria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2447508 — 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: Archosauria Context triple: [Neognathae, higherClassification, Archosauria]
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A.
Dinosauria
Dinosauria is a diverse clade of reptiles that originated in the Mesozoic Era and includes both extinct non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds.
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B.
Diapsida
Diapsida is a major clade of reptiles characterized by two temporal skull openings, encompassing groups such as lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds.
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C.
Saurischia
Saurischia is one of the two major dinosaur clades, characterized by a lizard-hipped pelvic structure and including both theropods (ancestors of birds) and sauropodomorphs.
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D.
Theropoda
Theropoda is a major group of mostly bipedal, primarily carnivorous dinosaurs that includes famous species like Tyrannosaurus rex and the ancestors of modern birds.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- 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: Archosauria Target entity description: Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
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A.
Dinosauria
Dinosauria is a diverse clade of reptiles that originated in the Mesozoic Era and includes both extinct non-avian dinosaurs and modern birds.
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B.
Diapsida
Diapsida is a major clade of reptiles characterized by two temporal skull openings, encompassing groups such as lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds.
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C.
Saurischia
Saurischia is one of the two major dinosaur clades, characterized by a lizard-hipped pelvic structure and including both theropods (ancestors of birds) and sauropodomorphs.
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D.
Theropoda
Theropoda is a major group of mostly bipedal, primarily carnivorous dinosaurs that includes famous species like Tyrannosaurus rex and the ancestors of modern birds.
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E.
Squamata
Squamata is the large order of reptiles that includes all lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians, characterized by their scaled skin and movable quadrate bones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
group of diapsid reptiles ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyTemperatureStrategy | includes both ectothermic and endothermic lineages ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| contains |
Aves
ⓘ
Crocodilia ⓘ
surface form:
Crocodylia
Pseudosuchia ⓘ
surface form:
Crurotarsi
Dinosauria ⓘ Ornithodira ⓘ Pseudosuchia ⓘ Pterosauria ⓘ all living birds ⓘ all living crocodilians ⓘ |
| definingFeature |
advanced ankle joint structure
ⓘ
antorbital fenestra in the skull ⓘ fourth trochanter on the femur in many members ⓘ mandibular fenestra in the lower jaw ⓘ teeth set in sockets (thecodont dentition) in many members ⓘ |
| divergedFromLepidosauromorpha | in the Permian or early Triassic ⓘ |
| dominantLargeTerrestrialVertebrates | Mesozoic era ⓘ |
| ecologicalDiversity |
aerial forms
ⓘ
aquatic forms ⓘ terrestrial forms ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek for "ruling lizards" ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Triassic
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Triassic
|
| firstAppearanceMa | about 250 ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Cretaceous ⓘ Jurassic ⓘ Triassic ⓘ |
| hasExtinctMember |
many Triassic reptiles
ⓘ
non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Avemetatarsalia
ⓘ
Pseudosuchia ⓘ
surface form:
Ornithosuchidae
|
| higherGroup | Sauropsida ⓘ |
| includesLivingRepresentatives |
birds
ⓘ
crocodilians ⓘ |
| isCrownGroupDefinedBy | last common ancestor of living birds and crocodilians and all its descendants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| modernDiversityDominatedBy | birds ⓘ |
| modernNonAvianRepresentatives | crocodilians ⓘ |
| namedBy | Edward Drinker Cope ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sisterGroup |
Lepidosauria
ⓘ
surface form:
Lepidosauromorpha
|
| subclass | Diapsida ⓘ |
| unrankedClade |
Diapsida
ⓘ
surface form:
Archosauromorpha
|
| yearNamed | 1869 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archosauria Description of subject: Archosauria is a major group of diapsid reptiles that includes all living birds and crocodilians, as well as their extinct dinosaur and pterosaur relatives.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Archosauromorpha
this entity surface form:
Pterosauria