Triple

T4570354
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Crocodylus E123013 entity
Predicate hasSpecies P965 FINISHED
Object Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni is an extinct large crocodile species from the Pliocene–Pleistocene of East Africa, known from fossil remains found around Lake Turkana in Kenya.
 E123013 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni | Statement: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
Context triple: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni]
  • A. Crocodylus raninus
    Crocodylus raninus is a species of crocodile native to Borneo, sometimes referred to as the Borneo crocodile and historically confused with the saltwater crocodile.
  • B. Crocodylus
    Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
  • C. Orinoco crocodile
    The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
  • D. Cuban crocodile
    The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
  • E. Nile crocodile
    The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
Target entity description: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni is an extinct large crocodile species from the Pliocene–Pleistocene of East Africa, known from fossil remains found around Lake Turkana in Kenya.
  • A. Crocodylus raninus
    Crocodylus raninus is a species of crocodile native to Borneo, sometimes referred to as the Borneo crocodile and historically confused with the saltwater crocodile.
  • B. Crocodylus chosen
    Crocodylus is a genus of large, semiaquatic reptiles commonly known as true crocodiles, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
  • C. Orinoco crocodile
    The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
  • D. Cuban crocodile
    The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
  • E. Nile crocodile
    The Nile crocodile is a large and aggressive African crocodilian known for inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands and being one of the continent’s most formidable predators.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni
Triple: [Crocodylus, hasSpecies, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni]
Generated description
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni is an extinct large crocodile species from the Pliocene–Pleistocene of East Africa, known from fossil remains found around Lake Turkana in Kenya.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd46466c7081909d07f36be2d08804 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd58c3eba48190af1fce6e1ca16943 ner completed
NED1 batch_69be922507408190bf3923699da57d95 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be947706f88190a25c72696290d92e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be941b4df481909324cbb119b4e5ed nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.