Triple

T15223415
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Burgess Shale E363816 entity
Predicate containsFossilsOf P9689 FINISHED
Object Marella splendens
Marella splendens is an extinct, small, soft-bodied arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period, best known as one of the most abundant and iconic fossils of the Burgess Shale.
 E1145873 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: Marella splendens | Statement: [Burgess Shale, containsFossilsOf, Marella splendens]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marella splendens
Context triple: [Burgess Shale, containsFossilsOf, Marella splendens]
  • A. Penelope bridgesi
    Penelope bridgesi is a species of guan, a medium-sized arboreal game bird in the family Cracidae native to Neotropical forests.
  • B. Pulchrana
    Pulchrana is a genus of true frogs native to Southeast Asia, known for their often brightly colored and patterned skin.
  • C. Synanceia alula
    Synanceia alula is a venomous stonefish species in the family Synanceiidae, known as one of the most dangerous marine fishes due to its potent sting and excellent camouflage on the seafloor.
  • D. Carukia barnesi
    Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
  • E. Bolinus brandaris
    Bolinus brandaris is a Mediterranean sea snail whose secretions were historically used to create the rare and highly prized Tyrian purple dye.
  • 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: Marella splendens
Triple: [Burgess Shale, containsFossilsOf, Marella splendens]
Generated description
Marella splendens is an extinct, small, soft-bodied arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period, best known as one of the most abundant and iconic fossils of the Burgess Shale.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marella splendens
Target entity description: Marella splendens is an extinct, small, soft-bodied arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period, best known as one of the most abundant and iconic fossils of the Burgess Shale.
  • A. Penelope bridgesi
    Penelope bridgesi is a species of guan, a medium-sized arboreal game bird in the family Cracidae native to Neotropical forests.
  • B. Pulchrana
    Pulchrana is a genus of true frogs native to Southeast Asia, known for their often brightly colored and patterned skin.
  • C. Synanceia alula
    Synanceia alula is a venomous stonefish species in the family Synanceiidae, known as one of the most dangerous marine fishes due to its potent sting and excellent camouflage on the seafloor.
  • D. Carukia barnesi
    Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
  • E. Bolinus brandaris
    Bolinus brandaris is a Mediterranean sea snail whose secretions were historically used to create the rare and highly prized Tyrian purple dye.
  • 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.