Triple
T15223398
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Burgess Shale |
E363816
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Formation
The Stephen Formation is a Middle Cambrian geological formation in the Canadian Rockies renowned for preserving the fossil-rich Burgess Shale and providing key insights into early marine life evolution.
|
E1145869
|
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: Stephen Formation | Statement: [Burgess Shale, partOf, Stephen Formation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Formation Context triple: [Burgess Shale, partOf, Stephen Formation]
-
A.
Lance Formation
Lance Formation is a Late Cretaceous geological formation in North America renowned for its rich dinosaur fossil beds, including specimens of Triceratops.
-
B.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
-
C.
Diablo Formation
The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
-
D.
Yeso Formation
The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
-
E.
Murray formation
The Murray formation is a sedimentary rock unit on Mars within Gale Crater, studied by the Curiosity rover for its record of ancient lake and habitable environments.
- 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: Stephen Formation Triple: [Burgess Shale, partOf, Stephen Formation]
Generated description
The Stephen Formation is a Middle Cambrian geological formation in the Canadian Rockies renowned for preserving the fossil-rich Burgess Shale and providing key insights into early marine life evolution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Formation Target entity description: The Stephen Formation is a Middle Cambrian geological formation in the Canadian Rockies renowned for preserving the fossil-rich Burgess Shale and providing key insights into early marine life evolution.
-
A.
Lance Formation
Lance Formation is a Late Cretaceous geological formation in North America renowned for its rich dinosaur fossil beds, including specimens of Triceratops.
-
B.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
-
C.
Diablo Formation
The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
-
D.
Yeso Formation
The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
-
E.
Murray formation
The Murray formation is a sedimentary rock unit on Mars within Gale Crater, studied by the Curiosity rover for its record of ancient lake and habitable environments.
- 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_69d85a0ce24c81909c4d3b6475548c95 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0078a9318819081db3b7bcc28e04f |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fedd3397a48190bae8b2a359ee4ae8 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fedf8589888190b705177fc6efdde0 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fee0e3fc9881909f67a86d67a3f61b |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.