Triple

T2509907
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Morrison Formation E52675 entity
Predicate containsFossilTaxon P9689 FINISHED
Object Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its massive body, long tail, and historically confused taxonomy with Brontosaurus.
E273051 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Apatosaurus | Statement: [Morrison Formation, containsFossilTaxon, Apatosaurus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apatosaurus
Context triple: [Morrison Formation, containsFossilTaxon, Apatosaurus]
  • A. Brachiosaurus
    Brachiosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur famous for its towering height and iconic appearances in popular culture.
  • B. Máximo the Titanosaur
    Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
  • C. Triceratops
    Triceratops is a large, herbivorous, three-horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, recognizable by its massive bony frill and distinctive facial horns.
  • D. Dilophosaurus
    Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
  • E. Juramaia
    Juramaia is an early mammal from the Late Jurassic period that represents one of the oldest known members of the eutherian (placental mammal) lineage.
  • 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: Apatosaurus
Triple: [Morrison Formation, containsFossilTaxon, Apatosaurus]
Generated description
Apatosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its massive body, long tail, and historically confused taxonomy with Brontosaurus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apatosaurus
Target entity description: Apatosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its massive body, long tail, and historically confused taxonomy with Brontosaurus.
  • A. Brachiosaurus
    Brachiosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur famous for its towering height and iconic appearances in popular culture.
  • B. Máximo the Titanosaur
    Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
  • C. Triceratops
    Triceratops is a large, herbivorous, three-horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, recognizable by its massive bony frill and distinctive facial horns.
  • D. Dilophosaurus
    Dilophosaurus is a crested theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, popularly depicted in the Jurassic Park franchise.
  • E. Juramaia
    Juramaia is an early mammal from the Late Jurassic period that represents one of the oldest known members of the eutherian (placental mammal) lineage.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: containsFossilTaxon
Context triple: [Morrison Formation, containsFossilTaxon, Apatosaurus]
  • 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).
  • B. hasSubtaxon
    Indicates that one taxonomic group is a subordinate or included taxon within another taxonomic group.
  • C. includesExampleTaxon
    Indicates that a taxonomic group or concept contains a specific taxon used as an illustrative or representative example.
  • D. hasExtantGenus
    Indicates that a taxonomic group currently includes at least one genus that is still living (not extinct).
  • E. fossilRecordExtendsBackTo
    Indicates that the existence or presence of something is documented in the fossil record as originating from a specified time or geological period.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ab4958e76481908a235377dd921c9e completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd65d6a988190aaaac8e98540a14f completed March 7, 2026, 7:40 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1faa33148190a3ad6ece7432b81f completed March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af20aafd008190ad9fee7c154f8597 completed March 9, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af2193102c81908f5fe1c899cc1a85 completed March 9, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abd0bd996c8190ba8b9d6e4333b8d4 completed March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.