Triple

T8365130
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canis E197107 entity
Predicate includesSpecies P10920 FINISHED
Object Canis apolloniensis
Canis apolloniensis is an extinct canid species known from fossil remains and considered part of the evolutionary lineage of the genus Canis.
 E757545 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: Canis apolloniensis | Statement: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis apolloniensis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Canis apolloniensis
Context triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis apolloniensis]
  • A. Canis mosbachensis
    Canis mosbachensis is an extinct species of early wolf-like canid from the Pleistocene of Eurasia, considered an ancestor or close relative of the modern gray wolf.
  • B. Canis etruscus
    Canis etruscus is an extinct early Pleistocene canid species considered a likely ancestor of the modern wolf and other large Canis forms in Eurasia.
  • C. Canis lepophagus
    Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
  • D. Canis
    Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
  • E. Canis edwardii
    Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
  • 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: Canis apolloniensis
Triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis apolloniensis]
Generated description
Canis apolloniensis is an extinct canid species known from fossil remains and considered part of the evolutionary lineage of the genus Canis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Canis apolloniensis
Target entity description: Canis apolloniensis is an extinct canid species known from fossil remains and considered part of the evolutionary lineage of the genus Canis.
  • A. Canis mosbachensis
    Canis mosbachensis is an extinct species of early wolf-like canid from the Pleistocene of Eurasia, considered an ancestor or close relative of the modern gray wolf.
  • B. Canis etruscus
    Canis etruscus is an extinct early Pleistocene canid species considered a likely ancestor of the modern wolf and other large Canis forms in Eurasia.
  • C. Canis lepophagus
    Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
  • D. Canis
    Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
  • E. Canis edwardii
    Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
  • 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_69ca82f2dbe48190aba982e75a0d94de completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb808bc22481909ce2f8b48cc95806 completed March 31, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf5127db38819087d5ba71b6064998 completed April 3, 2026, 5:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf5378c3f48190a4180c20aecb2260 completed April 3, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf5471e9c08190963b7f1d6c2ceffe completed April 3, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6 p.m.