Crocodylomorpha
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Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crocodylomorpha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5698469 — 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: Crocodylomorpha Context triple: [Crocodylidae, belongsToClade, Crocodylomorpha]
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A.
Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
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B.
Crocodilia
Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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C.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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D.
Archosauria
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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E.
Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
- 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: Crocodylomorpha Target entity description: Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
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A.
Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes is a diverse group of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, and their extinct relatives, known from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossil record.
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B.
Crocodilia
Crocodilia is an order of large, semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles that includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
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C.
Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae is the biological family comprising the true crocodiles, large semiaquatic reptiles found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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D.
Archosauria
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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E.
Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archosaur group
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clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicAnatomy |
armored osteoderms in many taxa
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dorsally placed nostrils in many aquatic forms ⓘ elongate snout in many forms ⓘ secondary bony palate in derived forms ⓘ thecodont dentition ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Avemetatarsalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ornithodira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalDiversity |
fully marine forms
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herbivorous forms in some notosuchians ⓘ large apex predators ⓘ omnivorous forms in some notosuchians ⓘ semi-aquatic forms ⓘ small cursorial predators ⓘ terrestrial forms ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Carnian
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Late Triassic ⓘ Norian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | cosmopolitan in fossil record ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | true ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Crocodyliformes ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Crocodylia
NERFINISHED
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Mesoeucrocodylia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Notosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Protosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebecosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphenosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalattosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ extinct crocodile-line archosaurs ⓘ modern crocodilians ⓘ |
| locomotion |
semi-erect gait in some early forms
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sprawling gait in many forms ⓘ |
| notableFeature | survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event via crown-group crocodilians ⓘ |
| notableFossilRegions |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGenera |
Alligator
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Crocodylus ⓘ Deinosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavialis ⓘ Notosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarcosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Simosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Steneosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Crocodyliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Archosauria
NERFINISHED
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Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauropsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | crocodile-line archosaurs ⓘ |
| researchField | vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| sisterGroup | Avemetatarsalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Triassic–Recent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crocodylomorpha Description of subject: Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.