Triple

T4648419
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cenozoic glaciations E102229 entity
Predicate significantEvent P259 FINISHED
Object Mid-Miocene climate transition
The Mid-Miocene climate transition was a major global cooling event around 14–13 million years ago that marked the expansion of Antarctic ice sheets and a shift toward the colder climate state that characterizes the later Cenozoic.
E102229 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: Mid-Miocene climate transition | Statement: [Cenozoic glaciations, significantEvent, Mid-Miocene climate transition]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mid-Miocene climate transition
Context triple: [Cenozoic glaciations, significantEvent, Mid-Miocene climate transition]
  • A. Eocene–Oligocene climate transition
    The Eocene–Oligocene climate transition was a major global cooling event around 34 million years ago that marked the shift from a greenhouse to an icehouse Earth, including the formation of large Antarctic ice sheets.
  • B. Paleogene climatic optimums
    Paleogene climatic optimums were intervals of exceptionally warm global climate during the Paleogene Period that set the stage for the cooler conditions of the subsequent Neogene.
  • C. Snowball Earth glaciations
    Snowball Earth glaciations were extreme global-scale ice ages in the Precambrian when ice sheets may have covered most or all of Earth’s surface for millions of years.
  • D. Cenozoic glaciations
    Cenozoic glaciations are a series of major ice age cycles during the Cenozoic Era that saw extensive growth and retreat of continental ice sheets, profoundly shaping Earth’s climate and landscapes.
  • E. Milankovitch cycles
    Milankovitch cycles are long-term variations in Earth’s orbit and axial tilt that drive natural climate fluctuations, including the timing of ice ages.
  • 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: Mid-Miocene climate transition
Triple: [Cenozoic glaciations, significantEvent, Mid-Miocene climate transition]
Generated description
The Mid-Miocene climate transition was a major global cooling event around 14–13 million years ago that marked the expansion of Antarctic ice sheets and a shift toward the colder climate state that characterizes the later Cenozoic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mid-Miocene climate transition
Target entity description: The Mid-Miocene climate transition was a major global cooling event around 14–13 million years ago that marked the expansion of Antarctic ice sheets and a shift toward the colder climate state that characterizes the later Cenozoic.
  • A. Eocene–Oligocene climate transition
    The Eocene–Oligocene climate transition was a major global cooling event around 34 million years ago that marked the shift from a greenhouse to an icehouse Earth, including the formation of large Antarctic ice sheets.
  • B. Paleogene climatic optimums
    Paleogene climatic optimums were intervals of exceptionally warm global climate during the Paleogene Period that set the stage for the cooler conditions of the subsequent Neogene.
  • C. Snowball Earth glaciations
    Snowball Earth glaciations were extreme global-scale ice ages in the Precambrian when ice sheets may have covered most or all of Earth’s surface for millions of years.
  • D. Cenozoic glaciations chosen
    Cenozoic glaciations are a series of major ice age cycles during the Cenozoic Era that saw extensive growth and retreat of continental ice sheets, profoundly shaping Earth’s climate and landscapes.
  • E. Milankovitch cycles
    Milankovitch cycles are long-term variations in Earth’s orbit and axial tilt that drive natural climate fluctuations, including the timing of ice ages.
  • F. None of above.

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_69bd43d71a308190afea7280841b0de8 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd62feeb6c8190a7807c37e9a6fa00 completed March 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be037117c48190a40731d00889be77 completed March 21, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be050e0f488190804c512e7cc17c56 completed March 21, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be05a6bed081909c8d8830fb103610 completed March 21, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.