Dapingian Stage
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The Dapingian Stage is a division of the Ordovician Period marking an early interval of Middle Ordovician time used in global geological time scales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dapingian Stage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16413472 — 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: Dapingian Stage Context triple: [Middle Ordovician, containsStage, Dapingian Stage]
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A.
Asselian Stage
The Asselian Stage is the earliest stage of the Permian Period, marking the transition from the Carboniferous and characterized by distinctive marine and terrestrial fossil assemblages used for global stratigraphic correlation.
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B.
Changhsingian Age
The Changhsingian Age is the final stage of the Permian Period, marked by major environmental upheavals culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
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C.
Aquitanian Stage
The Aquitanian Stage is the earliest age of the Miocene Epoch, marking a distinct interval in Earth’s geologic time characterized by significant climatic and faunal transitions.
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D.
Wuchiapingian
Wuchiapingian is a late Permian age in the geologic timescale, notable for significant evolutionary changes and environmental shifts preceding the end-Permian mass extinction.
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E.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
- 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: Dapingian Stage Target entity description: The Dapingian Stage is a division of the Ordovician Period marking an early interval of Middle Ordovician time used in global geological time scales.
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A.
Asselian Stage
The Asselian Stage is the earliest stage of the Permian Period, marking the transition from the Carboniferous and characterized by distinctive marine and terrestrial fossil assemblages used for global stratigraphic correlation.
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B.
Changhsingian Age
The Changhsingian Age is the final stage of the Permian Period, marked by major environmental upheavals culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
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C.
Aquitanian Stage
The Aquitanian Stage is the earliest age of the Miocene Epoch, marking a distinct interval in Earth’s geologic time characterized by significant climatic and faunal transitions.
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D.
Wuchiapingian
Wuchiapingian is a late Permian age in the geologic timescale, notable for significant evolutionary changes and environmental shifts preceding the end-Permian mass extinction.
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E.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.