Triple

T5698433
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Crocodylidae E125597 entity
Predicate includesGenus P1393 FINISHED
Object Mecistops
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
 E539218 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: Mecistops | Statement: [Crocodylidae, includesGenus, Mecistops]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mecistops
Context triple: [Crocodylidae, includesGenus, Mecistops]
  • A. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • B. Dolichotis
    Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
  • C. Acanthomyops
    Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
  • D. Urocitellus
    Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
  • E. Pooecetes
    Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
  • 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: Mecistops
Triple: [Crocodylidae, includesGenus, Mecistops]
Generated description
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mecistops
Target entity description: Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
  • A. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • B. Dolichotis
    Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
  • C. Acanthomyops
    Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
  • D. Urocitellus
    Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
  • E. Pooecetes
    Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
  • 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_69c0082c96988190b3a6a201edce472a completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0240ecef48190bdef10b38ecb2bd0 completed March 22, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c05a5996a08190860cb5fab57c31b5 completed March 22, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05b7b57d481909f830a6cf7f59c3e completed March 22, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c05c2046c48190a5d100f2dfad8d7b completed March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.