Fort Peck area
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The Fort Peck area is a significant paleontological region in northeastern Montana known for its rich dinosaur fossil beds and extensive research on Late Cretaceous life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fort Peck area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3502443 — 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: Fort Peck area Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, hasResearchSite, Fort Peck area]
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A.
West Yellowstone, Montana
West Yellowstone, Montana is a small gateway town in southwestern Montana that serves as a major entrance and service hub for visitors to Yellowstone National Park.
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B.
Powder River Country
Powder River Country is a region in northeastern Wyoming known historically as a key area of conflict between the United States and Plains Indian tribes during the mid-19th century.
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C.
Custer State Park
Custer State Park is a large, scenic wildlife and recreation area in the Black Hills of South Dakota, known for its free-roaming bison herds, granite peaks, and winding scenic drives.
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D.
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana is a mid-sized city in north-central Montana known for its series of waterfalls on the Missouri River and its role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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E.
Yellowstone Valley
Yellowstone Valley is a scenic river valley in south-central Montana known for encompassing the city of Billings and following the course of the Yellowstone River.
- 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: Fort Peck area Target entity description: The Fort Peck area is a significant paleontological region in northeastern Montana known for its rich dinosaur fossil beds and extensive research on Late Cretaceous life.
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A.
West Yellowstone, Montana
West Yellowstone, Montana is a small gateway town in southwestern Montana that serves as a major entrance and service hub for visitors to Yellowstone National Park.
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B.
Powder River Country
Powder River Country is a region in northeastern Wyoming known historically as a key area of conflict between the United States and Plains Indian tribes during the mid-19th century.
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C.
Custer State Park
Custer State Park is a large, scenic wildlife and recreation area in the Black Hills of South Dakota, known for its free-roaming bison herds, granite peaks, and winding scenic drives.
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D.
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana is a mid-sized city in north-central Montana known for its series of waterfalls on the Missouri River and its role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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E.
Yellowstone Valley
Yellowstone Valley is a scenic river valley in south-central Montana known for encompassing the city of Billings and following the course of the Yellowstone River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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paleontological site ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environmentDuringDeposition |
ancient coastal plain
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floodplain environments ⓘ fluvial systems ⓘ |
| fossilType |
dinosaur bones
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dinosaur teeth ⓘ dinosaur trackways ⓘ other vertebrate remains ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Fort Peck Dam ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Fort Peck, Montana ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
dinosaur systematics
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paleoecology ⓘ taphonomy ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Late Cretaceous fossils
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extensive paleontological research ⓘ rich dinosaur fossil beds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
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Montana ⓘ Eastern Montana ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Montana
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| partOf |
Great Plains
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surface form:
Northern Great Plains dinosaur-bearing regions
Western Interior Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Western Interior of North America
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| researchStatus | actively studied by paleontologists ⓘ |
| significance |
important for biostratigraphic correlations in the Western Interior
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important for dinosaur diversity studies in North America ⓘ important for understanding Late Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| stratigraphicContext | Cretaceous sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Peck area Description of subject: The Fort Peck area is a significant paleontological region in northeastern Montana known for its rich dinosaur fossil beds and extensive research on Late Cretaceous life.
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