Triple
T15391045
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wadi El Hitan |
E368044
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsFossilsOf |
P9689
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Basilosaurus isis
Basilosaurus isis is an extinct, large early whale species from the late Eocene known for its elongated body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate the transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic cetaceans.
|
E1154877
|
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: Basilosaurus isis | Statement: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Basilosaurus isis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basilosaurus isis Context triple: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Basilosaurus isis]
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A.
Goringhaiqua
The Goringhaiqua were a Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, historically known for their resistance to early Dutch colonial expansion.
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B.
Bowhead whale
The bowhead whale is a large, long-lived baleen whale of Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, known for its massive bow-shaped skull, thick blubber, and cultural and subsistence importance to Indigenous peoples of the far north.
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C.
Belodontichthys dinema
Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.
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D.
Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
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E.
Stegodibelodon
Stegodibelodon is an extinct genus of prehistoric elephant-like proboscideans known from fossil remains in Africa.
- 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: Basilosaurus isis Triple: [Wadi El Hitan, containsFossilsOf, Basilosaurus isis]
Generated description
Basilosaurus isis is an extinct, large early whale species from the late Eocene known for its elongated body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate the transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic cetaceans.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basilosaurus isis Target entity description: Basilosaurus isis is an extinct, large early whale species from the late Eocene known for its elongated body and well-preserved fossils that illuminate the transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic cetaceans.
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A.
Goringhaiqua
The Goringhaiqua were a Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, historically known for their resistance to early Dutch colonial expansion.
-
B.
Bowhead whale
The bowhead whale is a large, long-lived baleen whale of Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, known for its massive bow-shaped skull, thick blubber, and cultural and subsistence importance to Indigenous peoples of the far north.
-
C.
Belodontichthys dinema
Belodontichthys dinema is a species of sheatfish in the family Siluridae, known as a large predatory freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asian river systems.
-
D.
Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
-
E.
Stegodibelodon
Stegodibelodon is an extinct genus of prehistoric elephant-like proboscideans known from fossil remains in Africa.
- 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.