Triple
T22116930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African karst fossil localities |
E546567
|
entity |
| Predicate | yieldedFossilsOf |
P9689
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Australopithecus africanus |
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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: Australopithecus africanus | Statement: [South African karst fossil localities, yieldedFossilsOf, Australopithecus africanus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australopithecus africanus Context triple: [South African karst fossil localities, yieldedFossilsOf, Australopithecus africanus]
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A.
Australopithecus africanus
chosen
Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
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B.
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
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C.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
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D.
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
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E.
Homo rudolfensis
Homo rudolfensis is an extinct early human species known from East African fossils dating to around 2.4–1.9 million years ago, notable for its relatively large braincase and debated position in the human evolutionary lineage.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: yieldedFossilsOf Context triple: [South African karst fossil localities, yieldedFossilsOf, Australopithecus africanus]
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A.
containsFossilsOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity (typically a geological formation, rock, or sample) includes fossil remains or traces belonging to another entity (an organism or taxon).
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B.
fossilsFoundOn
Indicates that fossils are discovered or located on a particular surface, layer, or object.
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C.
containsFossilsFrom
Indicates that one entity includes or preserves fossil remains originating from another entity.
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D.
fossilDiscoverer
Indicates the relationship in which an agent is the one who discovered or unearthed a particular fossil.
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E.
fossilRich
Indicates that a location, layer, or material contains an abundant or significant concentration of fossils.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69e11e38b3848190ac3a4fa97d56e65a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1294e85708190b455846bacbdfd03 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e71b2ed7348190b6fa2e52f54393fb |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:31 p.m.