Triple

T6991228
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canidae E162089 entity
Predicate containsSubfamily P10928 FINISHED
Object Borophaginae
Borophaginae is an extinct subfamily of North American canids, often called "bone-crushing dogs," known for their robust jaws and hyena-like adaptations for scavenging and predation.
 E632948 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: Borophaginae | Statement: [Canidae, containsSubfamily, Borophaginae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Borophaginae
Context triple: [Canidae, containsSubfamily, Borophaginae]
  • A. Nomadinae
    Nomadinae is a subfamily of parasitic cuckoo bees within the family Apidae, known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
  • B. Caniformia
    Caniformia is a diverse suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes dogs, bears, seals, weasels, and related species.
  • C. Xiphodontidae
    Xiphodontidae is an extinct family of early, deer-like artiodactyl mammals known from the Eocene of Europe.
  • D. Hyaenidae
    Hyaenidae is a family of carnivorous mammals known for hyenas and aardwolves, characterized by powerful jaws, scavenging habits, and social clan structures.
  • E. Kogiidae
    Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
  • 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: Borophaginae
Triple: [Canidae, containsSubfamily, Borophaginae]
Generated description
Borophaginae is an extinct subfamily of North American canids, often called "bone-crushing dogs," known for their robust jaws and hyena-like adaptations for scavenging and predation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Borophaginae
Target entity description: Borophaginae is an extinct subfamily of North American canids, often called "bone-crushing dogs," known for their robust jaws and hyena-like adaptations for scavenging and predation.
  • A. Nomadinae
    Nomadinae is a subfamily of parasitic cuckoo bees within the family Apidae, known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
  • B. Caniformia
    Caniformia is a diverse suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes dogs, bears, seals, weasels, and related species.
  • C. Xiphodontidae
    Xiphodontidae is an extinct family of early, deer-like artiodactyl mammals known from the Eocene of Europe.
  • D. Hyaenidae
    Hyaenidae is a family of carnivorous mammals known for hyenas and aardwolves, characterized by powerful jaws, scavenging habits, and social clan structures.
  • E. Kogiidae
    Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.
  • 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_69c68856d7808190ab33ee914640281b completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6dbc08758819083d36a1fc0463b27 completed March 27, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c761d6ed5481909ccf1650fe6dc747 completed March 28, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c763053a308190a8bd34fe72be5065 completed March 28, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c763d604148190a3004ab99c79834f completed March 28, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:32 p.m.