Triple

T5631650
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Middle Devonian E147846 entity
Predicate startBoundary P64686 FINISHED
Object Emsian–Eifelian boundary
The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
E538406 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: Emsian–Eifelian boundary | Statement: [Middle Devonian, startBoundary, Emsian–Eifelian boundary]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emsian–Eifelian boundary
Context triple: [Middle Devonian, startBoundary, Emsian–Eifelian boundary]
  • A. Furongian
    Furongian is the late epoch of the Cambrian Period, marking the final stage of early Paleozoic marine life diversification before the Ordovician.
  • B. Late Devonian
    The Late Devonian was the final epoch of the Devonian Period, marked by extensive reef collapse, major evolutionary changes in fish and early land plants, and several significant mass extinction events.
  • C. Late Ordovician
    The Late Ordovician was the final subdivision of the Ordovician Period, marked by extensive marine biodiversity followed by one of the largest mass extinction events in Earth's history.
  • D. Cisuralian Epoch
    The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
  • E. Hettangian stage
    The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
  • 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: Emsian–Eifelian boundary
Triple: [Middle Devonian, startBoundary, Emsian–Eifelian boundary]
Generated description
The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emsian–Eifelian boundary
Target entity description: The Emsian–Eifelian boundary marks the internationally recognized transition between the Early and Middle Devonian periods in the geologic timescale.
  • A. Furongian
    Furongian is the late epoch of the Cambrian Period, marking the final stage of early Paleozoic marine life diversification before the Ordovician.
  • B. Late Devonian
    The Late Devonian was the final epoch of the Devonian Period, marked by extensive reef collapse, major evolutionary changes in fish and early land plants, and several significant mass extinction events.
  • C. Late Ordovician
    The Late Ordovician was the final subdivision of the Ordovician Period, marked by extensive marine biodiversity followed by one of the largest mass extinction events in Earth's history.
  • D. Cisuralian Epoch
    The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
  • E. Hettangian stage
    The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: startBoundary
Context triple: [Middle Devonian, startBoundary, Emsian–Eifelian boundary]
  • A. endBoundaryDefinedBy
    Indicates that the endpoint or final limit of one entity is determined, marked, or delimited by another entity.
  • B. boundaryBetween
    Indicates that something serves as a dividing line or limit separating two distinct regions, areas, or entities.
  • C. synchronizationBoundary
    Indicates a point or condition at which concurrent or distributed processes must align or coordinate their states or actions to maintain consistency.
  • D. setsBoundary
    Indicates that one entity defines or forms the limiting edge or border of another entity.
  • E. startPoint
    Indicates the initial location or position from which an object, path, or action begins.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69c00907bc8881909ed760d3ed73ef35 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0225cdcdc819095034f12c39ef755 completed March 22, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c04d69128881909870e8901f967e80 completed March 22, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c04e8a92a0819091bad1fbef4a509b completed March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c056acf1f48190bf7324ae178adbb7 completed March 22, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c01b1f12ec8190b4b9d9ee31cabe19 completed March 22, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69c01f0684908190ae2d14f0bd2ab892 completed March 22, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.