Triple
T13764839
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mark W. McMenamin |
E330711
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasResearchInterest |
P934
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cambrian explosion |
E74002
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Cambrian explosion | Statement: [Mark W. McMenamin, hasResearchInterest, Cambrian explosion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cambrian explosion Context triple: [Mark W. McMenamin, hasResearchInterest, Cambrian explosion]
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A.
Cambrian explosion
chosen
The Cambrian explosion was a relatively brief period around 541 million years ago when most major animal groups rapidly appeared in the fossil record, dramatically increasing the complexity and diversity of life on Earth.
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B.
Cambrian biota
The Cambrian biota comprises the diverse and rapidly evolving array of animal life that appeared during the Cambrian explosion, marking a major expansion in complexity and the emergence of most major animal groups.
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C.
Ediacaran biota
The Ediacaran biota comprises some of the earliest known complex multicellular organisms, featuring soft-bodied, enigmatic life forms that lived in the oceans before the Cambrian explosion.
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D.
Cambrian Period
The Cambrian Period was an early division of geologic time marked by a rapid diversification of life known as the "Cambrian explosion," during which most major animal groups first appeared in the fossil record.
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E.
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event was a profound evolutionary radiation during the Ordovician Period that saw a dramatic increase in marine biodiversity and the establishment of many major animal groups in Paleozoic oceans.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de022690ac8190bd5410ecc659a2a7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7a862e6808190b8fbb27304212058 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.