Triple
T4108359
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cambrian Period |
E88508
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableFossilSite |
P14600
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Burgess Shale |
E363816
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Burgess Shale | Statement: [Cambrian Period, hasNotableFossilSite, Burgess Shale]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burgess Shale Context triple: [Cambrian Period, hasNotableFossilSite, Burgess Shale]
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A.
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
chosen
The Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte is a renowned Middle Cambrian rock formation in the Canadian Rockies famous for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied fossils that reveal the diversity of early animal life.
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B.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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C.
Solnhofen Limestone
Solnhofen Limestone is a famous Late Jurassic lithographic limestone formation in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, including the iconic Archaeopteryx.
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D.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
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E.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69aed9484fb881909146f4c772ad277c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af01da2b88819088a45401c0ec743a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b56b8240248190afd026a450958d4c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.