Triple

T10138317
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Huronian glaciation E226916 entity
Predicate evidenceFoundIn P3650 FINISHED
Object Gowganda Formation
The Gowganda Formation is a Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rock unit in the Huronian Supergroup of Ontario, Canada, notable for preserving some of the most important geological evidence of ancient global-scale glaciation.
 E843362 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Gowganda Formation | Statement: [Huronian glaciation, evidenceFoundIn, Gowganda Formation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gowganda Formation
Context triple: [Huronian glaciation, evidenceFoundIn, Gowganda Formation]
  • A. Gaskiers Formation
    The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
  • B. Kaiparowits Formation
    The Kaiparowits Formation is a Late Cretaceous rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its exceptionally rich and diverse dinosaur and vertebrate fossil assemblages.
  • C. Djadokhta Formation
    The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
  • D. Etchegoin Formation
    The Etchegoin Formation is a geologic unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin known for its significant petroleum reservoirs, particularly in major fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
  • E. Barun Goyot Formation
    The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Gowganda Formation
Triple: [Huronian glaciation, evidenceFoundIn, Gowganda Formation]
Generated description
The Gowganda Formation is a Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rock unit in the Huronian Supergroup of Ontario, Canada, notable for preserving some of the most important geological evidence of ancient global-scale glaciation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gowganda Formation
Target entity description: The Gowganda Formation is a Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rock unit in the Huronian Supergroup of Ontario, Canada, notable for preserving some of the most important geological evidence of ancient global-scale glaciation.
  • A. Gaskiers Formation
    The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
  • B. Kaiparowits Formation
    The Kaiparowits Formation is a Late Cretaceous rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its exceptionally rich and diverse dinosaur and vertebrate fossil assemblages.
  • C. Djadokhta Formation
    The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
  • D. Etchegoin Formation
    The Etchegoin Formation is a geologic unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin known for its significant petroleum reservoirs, particularly in major fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
  • E. Barun Goyot Formation
    The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca8433ec308190b8b25a6fe359c34c completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cde88344a481909ee833451fab6e58 completed April 2, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d2e5ee7b6081909f5c08583a619308 completed April 5, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d2e73e4d5081909f0068d3bed583d3 completed April 5, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d2e7eea4d88190a2ec6d22a83934b3 completed April 5, 2026, 10:53 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:06 p.m.