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  "generated_at": "2026-10-12T10:16:43Z",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-12",
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      "rule": null,
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      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
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        }
      ]
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        null
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        {
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        {
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        }
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        "Kaiparowits"
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      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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    },
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      "rule": null,
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      "synthesis": false,
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    }
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      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
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        "Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)."
      ]
    },
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
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        {
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          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
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        {
          "value": "Kaiparowits",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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      ]
    }
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        "label": "Type species",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
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      },
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        "source": "PBDB"
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        "source": "PBDB"
      }
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    "withheld": []
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      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
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    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
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    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
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          "2026-10-05",
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        ],
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        "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
        "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org"
      },
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        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
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        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.",
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        "license_id": "CC-BY-2.5",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 2.5",
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        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, Alan L. Titus derivative work: Haplochromis (talk) (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0012292), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosmoceratops_richardsoni.png)"
      },
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        "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Kosmoceratops.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original",
        "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosmoceratops.png",
        "source": "commons",
        "rights_holder": "Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, Alan L. Titus",
        "catalog_number": null,
        "license_id": "CC-BY-2.5",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 2.5",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": false,
        "attribution": "Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, Alan L. Titus (Sampson SD, Loewen MA, Farke AA, Roberts EM, Forster CA, et al. (2010) New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12292. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012292.g005), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosmoceratops.png)"
      }
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    "references": 8
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Kosmoceratops: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (2)\n- “File:Kosmoceratops richardsoni.png” (Taxon image): Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, Alan L. Titus derivative work: Haplochromis (talk) (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0012292), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosmoceratops_richardsoni.png). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).\n- “File:Kosmoceratops.png” (Taxon image): Scott D. Sampson, Mark A. Loewen, Andrew A. Farke, Eric M. Roberts, Catherine A. Forster, Joshua A. Smith, Alan L. Titus (Sampson SD, Loewen MA, Farke AA, Roberts EM, Forster CA, et al. (2010) New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12292. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012292.g005), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosmoceratops.png). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n8 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "S. D. Sampson, M. A. Loewen, A. A. Farke, E. M. Roberts, C. A. Forster, J. A. Smith, A. L. Titus (2010). New horned dinosaurs from Utah provide evidence for intracontinental dinosaur endemism. PLoS One 5(9): e12292:1–12.",
    "authors": "S. D. Sampson, M. A. Loewen, A. A. Farke, E. M. Roberts, C. A. Forster, J. A. Smith, A. L. Titus",
    "year": 2010,
    "title": "New horned dinosaurs from Utah provide evidence for intracontinental dinosaur endemism",
    "publication": "PLoS One",
    "volume": "5",
    "issue": "9",
    "pages": "e12292:1–12",
    "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0012292",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012292",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Sampson et al. 2010)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "42508"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Kosmoceratops, Sampson et al. 2010\n\n- Named by: Sampson et al. 2010 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Family: Ceratopsidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Chasmosaurinae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Campanian, 83.6–72.2 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 83.6–72.2 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: United States (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Rock formations: Kaiparowits (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Original description: S. D. Sampson, M. A. Loewen, A. A. Farke, E. M. Roberts, C. A. Forster, J. A. Smith, A. L. Titus (2010). New horned dinosaurs from Utah provide evidence for intracontinental dinosaur endemism. PLoS One 5(9): e12292:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012292 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Sampson et al. 2010)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}