Triple

T18237823
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wonderful Life E436726 entity
Predicate subtitle P2765 FINISHED
Object The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History | Statement: [Wonderful Life, subtitle, The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Context triple: [Wonderful Life, subtitle, The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History]
  • A. On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
    "On the Imperfection of the Geological Record" is a chapter in Charles Darwin's *On the Origin of Species* that addresses why the fossil record is incomplete and how this affects evidence for evolutionary change.
  • B. A First Lesson in Natural History
    A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
  • C. Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
    The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event was a profound evolutionary radiation during the Ordovician Period that saw a dramatic increase in marine biodiversity and the establishment of many major animal groups in Paleozoic oceans.
  • D. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology
    Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology is a scholarly monographic series published by the Smithsonian Institution that presents original research in paleontology and related fields.
  • E. Cambrian biota
    The Cambrian biota comprises the diverse and rapidly evolving array of animal life that appeared during the Cambrian explosion, marking a major expansion in complexity and the emergence of most major animal groups.
  • 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: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Target entity description: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History is the subtitle of Stephen Jay Gould’s book *Wonderful Life*, which explores how fossils from the Burgess Shale revolutionized our understanding of evolution and contingency in the history of life.
  • A. On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
    "On the Imperfection of the Geological Record" is a chapter in Charles Darwin's *On the Origin of Species* that addresses why the fossil record is incomplete and how this affects evidence for evolutionary change.
  • B. A First Lesson in Natural History
    A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
  • C. Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
    The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event was a profound evolutionary radiation during the Ordovician Period that saw a dramatic increase in marine biodiversity and the establishment of many major animal groups in Paleozoic oceans.
  • D. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology
    Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology is a scholarly monographic series published by the Smithsonian Institution that presents original research in paleontology and related fields.
  • E. Cambrian biota
    The Cambrian biota comprises the diverse and rapidly evolving array of animal life that appeared during the Cambrian explosion, marking a major expansion in complexity and the emergence of most major animal groups.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b91104e08190a8241f7d260a5162 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4f7def3c48190a9a96c8b4911f0f3 completed April 19, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.