Triple
T5795021
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Australopithecus africanus |
E128488
|
entity |
| Predicate | typeSpecimen |
P48555
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Taung Child
The Taung Child is a famous fossilized skull and endocast of a young early hominin discovered in South Africa in 1924, which provided crucial evidence for human evolution originating in Africa.
|
E546570
|
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: Taung Child | Statement: [Australopithecus africanus, typeSpecimen, Taung Child]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taung Child Context triple: [Australopithecus africanus, typeSpecimen, Taung Child]
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A.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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B.
KNM Ula
KNM Ula is a Royal Norwegian Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead boat of Norway’s modern Ula-class fleet.
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C.
Naledi
Naledi is a residential township neighborhood within Soweto, a large urban area southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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D.
Koobi Fora
Koobi Fora is a renowned paleoanthropological and archaeological site in northern Kenya famous for its rich fossil record of early humans and other prehistoric life.
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E.
Ötz
Ötz is a small alpine village and popular tourist resort in the Tyrolean Alps of western Austria, known for skiing, hiking, and access to nearby natural attractions.
- 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: Taung Child Triple: [Australopithecus africanus, typeSpecimen, Taung Child]
Generated description
The Taung Child is a famous fossilized skull and endocast of a young early hominin discovered in South Africa in 1924, which provided crucial evidence for human evolution originating in Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taung Child Target entity description: The Taung Child is a famous fossilized skull and endocast of a young early hominin discovered in South Africa in 1924, which provided crucial evidence for human evolution originating in Africa.
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A.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
-
B.
KNM Ula
KNM Ula is a Royal Norwegian Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead boat of Norway’s modern Ula-class fleet.
-
C.
Naledi
Naledi is a residential township neighborhood within Soweto, a large urban area southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
-
D.
Koobi Fora
Koobi Fora is a renowned paleoanthropological and archaeological site in northern Kenya famous for its rich fossil record of early humans and other prehistoric life.
-
E.
Ötz
Ötz is a small alpine village and popular tourist resort in the Tyrolean Alps of western Austria, known for skiing, hiking, and access to nearby natural attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: typeSpecimen Context triple: [Australopithecus africanus, typeSpecimen, Taung Child]
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A.
typeSpecies
Indicates that a species is the designated type species that defines and anchors the taxonomic concept of a higher-level group (such as a genus).
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B.
isTypeSpecimen
chosen
Indicates that an entity serves as the designated type specimen upon which the formal description and name of a taxon are based.
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C.
specType
Indicates the specific type or category of a specification that an entity is associated with.
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D.
typeSpeciesOfFamily
Indicates that a species is the designated type species that defines and anchors the taxonomic concept of a particular family.
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E.
speciesType
Indicates the specific biological species category to which an entity belongs.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c00845ca68819081a2ce3ecca577f7 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02b1304588190b59a18fb7b70a60f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c098286c1c8190b77cbaeda327dba4 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c098a0325c81909a1326b94e40ed50 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c09943deec819085992c4e44050a34 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c021d477008190946113f9859eeb90 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:51 p.m.