Triple

T15239038
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pierre Shale E364206 entity
Predicate basin P5506 FINISHED
Object Western Interior Seaway
The Western Interior Seaway was a vast, shallow inland sea that split North America into two landmasses during the Late Cretaceous period, hosting rich marine ecosystems and extensive sediment deposition.
 E1145388 NE FINISHED

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Western Interior Seaway
Context triple: [Pierre Shale, basin, Western Interior Seaway]
  • A. Great Lakes Basin
    The Great Lakes Basin is the vast watershed region in North America that drains into and surrounds the five Great Lakes, encompassing parts of both the United States and Canada.
  • B. Great Lakes
    The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
  • C. Manning–Great Lakes
    Manning–Great Lakes is a hydrologic region in New South Wales, Australia, encompassing coastal rivers, lakes, and catchments around the Manning River and Great Lakes area.
  • D. Hudson Bay
    Hudson Bay is a vast inland sea in northeastern Canada, known for its subarctic climate, extensive ice cover, and crucial role in regional ecosystems and Indigenous cultures.
  • E. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
    The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 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: Western Interior Seaway
Target entity description: The Western Interior Seaway was a vast, shallow inland sea that split North America into two landmasses during the Late Cretaceous period, hosting rich marine ecosystems and extensive sediment deposition.
  • A. Great Lakes Basin
    The Great Lakes Basin is the vast watershed region in North America that drains into and surrounds the five Great Lakes, encompassing parts of both the United States and Canada.
  • B. Great Lakes
    The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
  • C. Manning–Great Lakes
    Manning–Great Lakes is a hydrologic region in New South Wales, Australia, encompassing coastal rivers, lakes, and catchments around the Manning River and Great Lakes area.
  • D. Hudson Bay
    Hudson Bay is a vast inland sea in northeastern Canada, known for its subarctic climate, extensive ice cover, and crucial role in regional ecosystems and Indigenous cultures.
  • E. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
    The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85a0dde7481908fc64d1e82d5d20d elicitation completed
NER batch_69e007da7e988190925a9b67b8070bc7 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fedd3f9d308190af5374f0362c62f5 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fedf72e6148190afbfbe92ed2ed277 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69feded546688190b931b60a55babcd0 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.