Anzu wyliei
E364210
Anzu wyliei is a large, bird-like oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, nicknamed the "chicken from hell" for its distinctive appearance and discovery in the Hell Creek Formation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anzu wyliei canonical | 4 |
| Anzu | 1 |
| Anzu-bird nests in the crown of the huluppu tree | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502400 — 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: Anzu wyliei Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, containsFossil, Anzu wyliei]
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A.
Leptonychotes
Leptonychotes is a genus of true seals best known for the Weddell seal, a large Antarctic species adapted to life in extreme polar marine environments.
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B.
Uracas
Uracas is a small, uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its active volcano and important seabird colonies.
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C.
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the critically endangered California condor.
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D.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus is a large, boldly spotted wren native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico, known for nesting in cacti such as cholla and saguaro.
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E.
Saraguros
The Saraguros are an Indigenous Kichwa-speaking people of the Ecuadorian Andes known for their distinctive black-and-white traditional dress, communal land practices, and strong cultural continuity.
- 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: Anzu wyliei Target entity description: Anzu wyliei is a large, bird-like oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, nicknamed the "chicken from hell" for its distinctive appearance and discovery in the Hell Creek Formation.
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A.
Leptonychotes
Leptonychotes is a genus of true seals best known for the Weddell seal, a large Antarctic species adapted to life in extreme polar marine environments.
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B.
Uracas
Uracas is a small, uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its active volcano and important seabird colonies.
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C.
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the critically endangered California condor.
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D.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus is a large, boldly spotted wren native to arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico, known for nesting in cacti such as cholla and saguaro.
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E.
Saraguros
The Saraguros are an Indigenous Kichwa-speaking people of the Ecuadorian Andes known for their distinctive black-and-white traditional dress, communal land practices, and strong cultural continuity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil taxon
ⓘ
oviraptorosaurian dinosaur ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | feathered ⓘ |
| clade |
Dinosauria
ⓘ
Caenagnathidae ⓘ
surface form:
Oviraptorosauria
Saurischia ⓘ Theropoda ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBy |
Emma R. Schachner
ⓘ
Hans-Dieter Sues ⓘ Matthew C. Lamanna ⓘ Tyler R. Lyson ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| environment |
floodplain
ⓘ
riverine ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 3.5 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | about 200–300 kilograms ⓘ |
| family | Caenagnathidae ⓘ |
| forelimbFeature | large claws ⓘ |
| formation |
Hell Creek Formation
ⓘ
Lance Formation ⓘ |
| fossilStatus | known from multiple partial skeletons ⓘ |
| genus |
Anzu wyliei
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anzu
|
| geologicalAge | Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasBeak | yes ⓘ |
| hasCrest | yes ⓘ |
| holotypeRepository | Carnegie Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Anzu-bird
ⓘ
surface form:
Anzu (Mesopotamian mythological demon-bird)
Wylie J. Tuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | chicken from hell ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elongated neck
ⓘ
pneumatized bones ⓘ toothless beak ⓘ |
| paleoecologicalAssociation |
coexisted with Triceratops horridus
ⓘ
coexisted with Tyrannosaurus rex ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sizeRelative | large for an oviraptorosaur ⓘ |
| tailType | long ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anzu wyliei Description of subject: Anzu wyliei is a large, bird-like oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, nicknamed the "chicken from hell" for its distinctive appearance and discovery in the Hell Creek Formation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anzu-bird nests in the crown of the huluppu tree
this entity surface form:
Anzu