Triple

T2254442
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eocene–Oligocene climate transition E49688 entity
Predicate separates P1175 FINISHED
Object Oligocene Epoch
The Oligocene Epoch was a geologic time interval roughly 34 to 23 million years ago marked by global cooling, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolution and diversification of mammals.
E252484 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: Oligocene Epoch | Statement: [Eocene–Oligocene climate transition, separates, Oligocene Epoch]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oligocene Epoch
Context triple: [Eocene–Oligocene climate transition, separates, Oligocene Epoch]
  • A. Pliocene epoch
    The Pliocene epoch was a geological time period roughly 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago marked by cooler global climates, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolutionary developments among mammals and early hominins.
  • B. Paleogene
    The Paleogene is a geologic period that marks the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, characterized by the diversification of mammals and birds following the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs.
  • C. Pridoli Epoch
    The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
  • D. Pleistocene epoch
    The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.
  • E. Neogene
    The Neogene is a geologic period of the Cenozoic Era characterized by significant climatic cooling, the diversification of mammals and birds, and the emergence and evolution of early hominins.
  • 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: Oligocene Epoch
Triple: [Eocene–Oligocene climate transition, separates, Oligocene Epoch]
Generated description
The Oligocene Epoch was a geologic time interval roughly 34 to 23 million years ago marked by global cooling, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolution and diversification of mammals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oligocene Epoch
Target entity description: The Oligocene Epoch was a geologic time interval roughly 34 to 23 million years ago marked by global cooling, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolution and diversification of mammals.
  • A. Pliocene epoch
    The Pliocene epoch was a geological time period roughly 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago marked by cooler global climates, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolutionary developments among mammals and early hominins.
  • B. Paleogene
    The Paleogene is a geologic period that marks the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, characterized by the diversification of mammals and birds following the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs.
  • C. Pridoli Epoch
    The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
  • D. Pleistocene epoch
    The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.
  • E. Neogene
    The Neogene is a geologic period of the Cenozoic Era characterized by significant climatic cooling, the diversification of mammals and birds, and the emergence and evolution of early hominins.
  • 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_69a88aaa9250819095e127d0d77e8a32 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc121af78819085b2e601d2f9bcdf completed March 7, 2026, 6:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae7f067f208190a399e2b1a83badd1 completed March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae7faa64e48190b82e48165a931598 completed March 9, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae801a87a88190ae461ca164b358a4 completed March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.