Triple

T8392624
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macroscelidea E197978 entity
Predicate typeGenus P5980 FINISHED
Object Macroscelides
Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
 E730916 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: Macroscelides | Statement: [Macroscelidea, typeGenus, Macroscelides]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Macroscelides
Context triple: [Macroscelidea, typeGenus, Macroscelides]
  • A. Mecistops
    Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
  • B. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • C. Osteolaemus
    Osteolaemus is a genus of small, primarily nocturnal African dwarf crocodiles known for inhabiting forested freshwater habitats in West and Central Africa.
  • D. Urolestes
    Urolestes is a genus of shrikes, medium-sized predatory passerine birds known for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.
  • E. Pilosa
    Pilosa is an order of placental mammals that includes sloths and anteaters, characterized by specialized limbs and diets adapted for arboreal living and insectivory.
  • 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: Macroscelides
Triple: [Macroscelidea, typeGenus, Macroscelides]
Generated description
Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Macroscelides
Target entity description: Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
  • A. Mecistops
    Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
  • B. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • C. Osteolaemus
    Osteolaemus is a genus of small, primarily nocturnal African dwarf crocodiles known for inhabiting forested freshwater habitats in West and Central Africa.
  • D. Urolestes
    Urolestes is a genus of shrikes, medium-sized predatory passerine birds known for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.
  • E. Pilosa
    Pilosa is an order of placental mammals that includes sloths and anteaters, characterized by specialized limbs and diets adapted for arboreal living and insectivory.
  • 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_69ca82f816bc8190ab321c07d72208c1 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb810e16b081908e2c25bfb9d590ed completed March 31, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cde856a6548190b46e0d8e5cda381b completed April 2, 2026, 3:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdebfc63e8819087f5c1d588b58e21 completed April 2, 2026, 4:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cded77618c81909e8786ccd2f3e4b6 completed April 2, 2026, 4:15 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:03 p.m.