Lochkovian
E147847
The Lochkovian is the earliest age of the Devonian Period, marking a time of significant diversification in early fishes and the continued development of terrestrial ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lochkovian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297080 — 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: Lochkovian Context triple: [Early Devonian, containsStage, Lochkovian]
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A.
Woleaian
Woleaian is a Micronesian language spoken primarily in the Federated States of Micronesia, particularly on Woleai Atoll and nearby islands.
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B.
Hantescire
Hantescire is the Old English name historically used for the English county now known as Hampshire.
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C.
Grocka
Grocka is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in Serbia, known for its agricultural production, especially fruit growing, and its location along the Danube River.
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D.
Loscy
Loscy is the nickname of Jim Loscutoff, a former Boston Celtics forward known for his rugged defense and contribution to multiple NBA championships in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Krakhuna
Krakhuna is a Georgian white grape variety from the Imereti region, known for producing aromatic, full-bodied wines with pronounced acidity.
- 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: Lochkovian Target entity description: The Lochkovian is the earliest age of the Devonian Period, marking a time of significant diversification in early fishes and the continued development of terrestrial ecosystems.
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A.
Woleaian
Woleaian is a Micronesian language spoken primarily in the Federated States of Micronesia, particularly on Woleai Atoll and nearby islands.
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B.
Hantescire
Hantescire is the Old English name historically used for the English county now known as Hampshire.
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C.
Grocka
Grocka is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in Serbia, known for its agricultural production, especially fruit growing, and its location along the Danube River.
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D.
Loscy
Loscy is the nickname of Jim Loscutoff, a former Boston Celtics forward known for his rugged defense and contribution to multiple NBA championships in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Krakhuna
Krakhuna is a Georgian white grape variety from the Imereti region, known for producing aromatic, full-bodied wines with pronounced acidity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic stage
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earlyArmoredFishes
ⓘ
earlyJawedFishes ⓘ earlyTerrestrialPlants ⓘ |
| biostratigraphicMarkers |
brachiopods
ⓘ
conodonts ⓘ graptolites ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
continuedDevelopmentOfTerrestrialEcosystems
ⓘ
diversificationOfEarlyFishes ⓘ |
| climate | generallyWarm ⓘ |
| contains |
Lochkovian Epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Lochkovian Stage
|
| correlatesWith | Early Devonian ⓘ |
| endTime_ma | 410.8 ⓘ |
| fallsWithin | Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ |
| follows |
Pridoli Epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Pridoli
Silurian ⓘ
surface form:
Silurian Period
|
| GSSPApprovalYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation | Klonk, near Suchomasty, Czech Republic ⓘ |
| includes |
continentalSedimentarySuccessions
ⓘ
marineSedimentarySuccessions ⓘ |
| isEarliestAgeOf | Devonian Period ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedAt | Klonk Section ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedBy | firstAppearanceOfMonograptusUniformis ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lochkov
ⓘ
Lochkov, Czech Republic ⓘ |
| overlies | PridoliSeries ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devonian Period
ⓘ
Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| positionInDevonian | earliest ⓘ |
| positionInPaleozoic | earlyPaleozoicLatePart ⓘ |
| precedes | Pragian ⓘ |
| rank |
age
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| startTime_ma | 419.2 ⓘ |
| stratotypeRegion | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| timeScaleStandard | International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ |
| underlies | PragianStage ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefinedBy |
firstAppearanceOfConodontEognathodusSulcatus
ⓘ
firstAppearanceOfConodontLatericriodusSteinachensisMorphBeta ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chronostratigraphy
ⓘ
geologicTimeScale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lochkovian Description of subject: The Lochkovian is the earliest age of the Devonian Period, marking a time of significant diversification in early fishes and the continued development of terrestrial ecosystems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.