Emsian–Eifelian boundary
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The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emsian–Eifelian boundary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5631650 — 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: Emsian–Eifelian boundary Context triple: [Middle Devonian, startBoundary, Emsian–Eifelian boundary]
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A.
Furongian
Furongian is the late epoch of the Cambrian Period, marking the final stage of early Paleozoic marine life diversification before the Ordovician.
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B.
Late Devonian
The Late Devonian was the final epoch of the Devonian Period, marked by extensive reef collapse, major evolutionary changes in fish and early land plants, and several significant mass extinction events.
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C.
Late Ordovician
The Late Ordovician was the final subdivision of the Ordovician Period, marked by extensive marine biodiversity followed by one of the largest mass extinction events in Earth's history.
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D.
Cisuralian Epoch
The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
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E.
Hettangian stage
The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
- 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: Emsian–Eifelian boundary Target entity description: The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
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A.
Furongian
Furongian is the late epoch of the Cambrian Period, marking the final stage of early Paleozoic marine life diversification before the Ordovician.
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B.
Late Devonian
The Late Devonian was the final epoch of the Devonian Period, marked by extensive reef collapse, major evolutionary changes in fish and early land plants, and several significant mass extinction events.
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C.
Late Ordovician
The Late Ordovician was the final subdivision of the Ordovician Period, marked by extensive marine biodiversity followed by one of the largest mass extinction events in Earth's history.
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D.
Cisuralian Epoch
The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
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E.
Hettangian stage
The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic boundary
ⓘ
stage boundary ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Paleozoic Era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phanerozoic Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicRank | stage boundary within system ⓘ |
| definedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Emsian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Devonian ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | Middle Paleozoic ⓘ |
| isBoundaryBetween | Devonian stages ⓘ |
| isReferenceFor | correlation of Devonian strata ⓘ |
| marksTransitionBetween |
Early Devonian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Devonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Devonian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTimeScale | boundary between Early and Middle Devonian ⓘ |
| precedes | Eifelian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Eifelian Stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emsian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | Global boundary in the International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ |
| timeScaleType | global standard chronostratigraphic scale ⓘ |
| usedIn |
geochronology
ⓘ
geologic time scale ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emsian–Eifelian boundary Description of subject: The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.