Langhian
E905199
The Langhian is a stage of the Middle Miocene epoch characterized by significant global climatic changes and important developments in marine and terrestrial life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Langhian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11115285 — 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: Langhian Context triple: [Middle Miocene, containsStage, Langhian]
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A.
Langho
Langho is a village in Lancashire, England, situated within the rural borough of Ribble Valley.
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B.
Haflong
Haflong is a hill town in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, known for its scenic landscapes, indigenous cultures, and role as a regional tourism and administrative center.
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C.
Youlan
Youlan was a Qing dynasty noblewoman best known as the mother of Puyi, the last emperor of China.
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D.
Leuwiliang
Leuwiliang is a district-level area in West Java, Indonesia, known as part of the greater Bogor region.
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E.
Langlee
Langlee is an alternative spelling of the name Langley, which is used for various places, institutions, and surnames in English-speaking regions.
- 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: Langhian Target entity description: The Langhian is a stage of the Middle Miocene epoch characterized by significant global climatic changes and important developments in marine and terrestrial life.
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A.
Langho
Langho is a village in Lancashire, England, situated within the rural borough of Ribble Valley.
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B.
Haflong
Haflong is a hill town in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, known for its scenic landscapes, indigenous cultures, and role as a regional tourism and administrative center.
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C.
Youlan
Youlan was a Qing dynasty noblewoman best known as the mother of Puyi, the last emperor of China.
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D.
Leuwiliang
Leuwiliang is a district-level area in West Java, Indonesia, known as part of the greater Bogor region.
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E.
Langlee
Langlee is an alternative spelling of the name Langley, which is used for various places, institutions, and surnames in English-speaking regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic stage
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geologic age ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
diversification of marine mollusks
ⓘ
expansion of warm-water marine faunas ⓘ important developments in terrestrial mammal faunas ⓘ tectonic activity in the Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| belongsToTimeScale |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phanerozoic eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacterizedBy |
Miocene Climatic Optimum conditions
ⓘ
high atmospheric CO2 compared to present ⓘ relatively warm global temperatures ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
European regional stage Badenian
ⓘ
North American land mammal age Barstovian NERFINISHED ⓘ North American land mammal age Hemingfordian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 13.82 million years ago ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 1857 ⓘ |
| follows | Burdigalian ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovalYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation | La Vedova Beach section, Ancona, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 2.15 million years ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedBy | first appearance datum of foraminifer Praeorbulina glomerosa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Langhe region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Lorenzo Pareto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle Miocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Serravallian ⓘ |
| rank | stage ⓘ |
| startTime | 15.97 million years ago ⓘ |
| stratotypeLocation | northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeScale | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefinedBy | first appearance datum of foraminifer Globigerinoides subquadratus ⓘ |
| usedFor | dating and correlating Middle Miocene sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| usedIn | global chronostratigraphic scale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Langhian Description of subject: The Langhian is a stage of the Middle Miocene epoch characterized by significant global climatic changes and important developments in marine and terrestrial life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.