Triple

T15391044
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wadi El Hitan E368044 entity
Predicate containsFossilsOf P9689 FINISHED
Object Archaeoceti
Archaeoceti are an extinct group of early whales that represent the transitional forms between land-dwelling mammals and fully aquatic modern cetaceans.
E1154876 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: Archaeoceti | Statement: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Archaeoceti]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archaeoceti
Context triple: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Archaeoceti]
  • A. Odontoceti
    Odontoceti is the parvorder of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises, characterized by echolocation and teeth instead of baleen.
  • B. Mysticeti
    Mysticeti is the suborder of baleen whales, large marine mammals that filter-feed using baleen plates instead of teeth.
  • C. Balaenicipitidae
    Balaenicipitidae is a small bird family best known for the large, prehistoric-looking shoebill found in East African wetlands.
  • D. Physeteridae
    Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
  • E. Cetacea
    Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine 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: Archaeoceti
Triple: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Archaeoceti]
Generated description
Archaeoceti are an extinct group of early whales that represent the transitional forms between land-dwelling mammals and fully aquatic modern cetaceans.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archaeoceti
Target entity description: Archaeoceti are an extinct group of early whales that represent the transitional forms between land-dwelling mammals and fully aquatic modern cetaceans.
  • A. Odontoceti
    Odontoceti is the parvorder of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises, characterized by echolocation and teeth instead of baleen.
  • B. Mysticeti
    Mysticeti is the suborder of baleen whales, large marine mammals that filter-feed using baleen plates instead of teeth.
  • C. Balaenicipitidae
    Balaenicipitidae is a small bird family best known for the large, prehistoric-looking shoebill found in East African wetlands.
  • D. Physeteridae
    Physeteridae is a family of large toothed whales best known for the sperm whale, characterized by their massive heads and deep-diving behavior.
  • E. Cetacea
    Cetacea is an order of fully aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by streamlined bodies, flippers, and adaptations for life in marine 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_69d85a1551a08190ba2caea7cd51c639 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03e7727a081908eff45bbc1633c8a completed April 16, 2026, 1:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff134e37d881909f373b90a99fc067 completed May 9, 2026, 10:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff141b025c8190ac5ac9400ff36133 completed May 9, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff1519100c819083ee0342bf25d89e completed May 9, 2026, 11:06 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:19 a.m.