Mammoth
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The Mammoth is an extinct, large, shaggy-haired elephant-like mammal known for its long curved tusks and adaptation to Ice Age environments.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mammuthus | 3 |
| Mammoth canonical | 2 |
| Mammuthus primigenius | 2 |
| Columbian mammoth | 1 |
| Mammuthus columbi | 1 |
| Mammuthus trogontherii | 1 |
| Palaeoloxodon | 1 |
| mammoth (prehistoric animal) | 1 |
| woolly mammoth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3684478 — 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: Mammoth Context triple: [Amherst Mammoths, usesMascot, Mammoth]
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A.
Hebior Mammoth
The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
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B.
Manny the mammoth
Manny the mammoth is the gruff but warm-hearted woolly mammoth protagonist from the animated "Ice Age" film series.
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C.
Megafaun
Megafaun is an American experimental folk band known for its eclectic blend of folk, psychedelic, and improvisational music, formed by former members of DeYarmond Edison.
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D.
Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are a professional box lacrosse team based in Denver that competes in the National Lacrosse League.
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E.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
- 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: Mammoth Target entity description: The Mammoth is an extinct, large, shaggy-haired elephant-like mammal known for its long curved tusks and adaptation to Ice Age environments.
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A.
Hebior Mammoth
The Hebior Mammoth is a nearly complete mammoth fossil discovered in Wisconsin that is notable for evidence of early human butchering, making it important to the study of prehistoric human activity in North America.
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B.
Manny the mammoth
Manny the mammoth is the gruff but warm-hearted woolly mammoth protagonist from the animated "Ice Age" film series.
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C.
Megafaun
Megafaun is an American experimental folk band known for its eclectic blend of folk, psychedelic, and improvisational music, formed by former members of DeYarmond Edison.
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D.
Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are a professional box lacrosse team based in Denver that competes in the National Lacrosse League.
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E.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elephant relative
ⓘ
extinct mammal ⓘ proboscidean ⓘ |
| adaptation |
cold climate adaptation
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small ears relative to modern elephants ⓘ subcutaneous fat layer ⓘ thick insulating fur ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| causeOfExtinction |
climate change at end of Ice Age
ⓘ
human hunting pressure ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Paleolithic human hunting target
ⓘ
subject of prehistoric cave art ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Elephantidae ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRegion |
Arctic regions
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch |
Holocene (relict populations)
ⓘ
Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pleistocene
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fossil remains
ⓘ
frozen carcasses in permafrost ⓘ |
| lastKnownPopulations |
Saint Paul Island
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul Island
Wrangel Island ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
hump of fat on back
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long curved tusks ⓘ shaggy hair ⓘ trunk ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Mammoth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbian mammoth
Mammoth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mammuthus columbi
Mammuthus primigenius ⓘ Mammoth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mammuthus trogontherii
steppe mammoth ⓘ Mammoth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
woolly mammoth
|
| order | Proboscidea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African elephants
ⓘ
Asian elephants ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| researchTopic | de-extinction and cloning studies ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Mammoth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mammuthus
|
| socialBehavior | herd-living ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
Ice Age steppe-tundra
ⓘ
cold environments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bones for tools and shelters
ⓘ
meat by prehistoric humans ⓘ tusks for ivory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mammoth Description of subject: The Mammoth is an extinct, large, shaggy-haired elephant-like mammal known for its long curved tusks and adaptation to Ice Age environments.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus primigenius
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus
this entity surface form:
Palaeoloxodon
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus primigenius
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus
this entity surface form:
mammoth (prehistoric animal)
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus
this entity surface form:
woolly mammoth
this entity surface form:
Columbian mammoth
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus columbi
this entity surface form:
Mammuthus trogontherii