Triple
T3502392
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hell Creek Formation |
E73998
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Western Interior Basin
The Western Interior Basin was a vast sedimentary basin that covered much of central North America during the Late Cretaceous, hosting extensive marine and terrestrial environments preserved in formations like Hell Creek.
|
E364208
|
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: Western Interior Basin | Statement: [Hell Creek Formation, partOf, Western Interior Basin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Interior Basin Context triple: [Hell Creek Formation, partOf, Western Interior Basin]
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A.
Great Plains margin
The Great Plains margin is the transitional geographic zone where the flat interior plains of central North America give way to more dissected terrain and upland regions to the east and west.
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B.
Central Basin
Central Basin is a prominent water feature within Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, known for its formal, landscaped surroundings and proximity to key national institutions.
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C.
Great Plains
The Great Plains is a vast, mostly flat grassland region in central North America known for its prairies, agriculture, and continental climate.
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D.
Mid-Continent Region
The Mid-Continent Region is a regional office of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement responsible for overseeing coal mining regulation and land reclamation in the central United States.
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E.
Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
- 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: Western Interior Basin Triple: [Hell Creek Formation, partOf, Western Interior Basin]
Generated description
The Western Interior Basin was a vast sedimentary basin that covered much of central North America during the Late Cretaceous, hosting extensive marine and terrestrial environments preserved in formations like Hell Creek.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Interior Basin Target entity description: The Western Interior Basin was a vast sedimentary basin that covered much of central North America during the Late Cretaceous, hosting extensive marine and terrestrial environments preserved in formations like Hell Creek.
-
A.
Great Plains margin
The Great Plains margin is the transitional geographic zone where the flat interior plains of central North America give way to more dissected terrain and upland regions to the east and west.
-
B.
Central Basin
Central Basin is a prominent water feature within Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, known for its formal, landscaped surroundings and proximity to key national institutions.
-
C.
Great Plains
The Great Plains is a vast, mostly flat grassland region in central North America known for its prairies, agriculture, and continental climate.
-
D.
Mid-Continent Region
The Mid-Continent Region is a regional office of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement responsible for overseeing coal mining regulation and land reclamation in the central United States.
-
E.
Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
- 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_69ad85ce7a9c81909ddc5cf0cb67a6e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbbef47988190b5b3fe2e452b9ac8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b373d88dc08190a8508f990b01cf03 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3779133788190a17b2d8a51587682 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b377facc048190849ccd4ddcd9b442 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.