Triple
T9128561
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cambrian biota |
E219024
|
entity |
| Predicate | includesTaxon |
P1393
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vetulicolia
Vetulicolia is an extinct group of enigmatic, soft-bodied marine animals from the Cambrian period, thought to be early deuterostomes and important for understanding the evolution of chordates.
|
E780402
|
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: Vetulicolia | Statement: [Cambrian biota, includesTaxon, Vetulicolia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vetulicolia Context triple: [Cambrian biota, includesTaxon, Vetulicolia]
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A.
Pikaia
Pikaia is an early chordate from the Cambrian period, often cited as one of the earliest known ancestors of vertebrates.
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B.
Wiwaxia
Wiwaxia is an extinct, soft-bodied marine organism from the Cambrian period, characterized by its scale- and spine-covered body and known from exceptionally preserved fossil deposits.
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C.
Priapulida
Priapulida is a small phylum of unsegmented, burrowing marine worms known for their cylindrical, eversible proboscis and occurrence in soft seafloor sediments.
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D.
Mesosaurus
Mesosaurus was an early Permian aquatic reptile whose fossils in both South America and Africa provided key evidence for continental drift and the former supercontinent Gondwana.
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E.
Thelodonti
Thelodonti are an extinct group of small, jawless vertebrates characterized by distinctive scale-covered bodies, known primarily from Silurian and Devonian marine deposits.
- 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: Vetulicolia Triple: [Cambrian biota, includesTaxon, Vetulicolia]
Generated description
Vetulicolia is an extinct group of enigmatic, soft-bodied marine animals from the Cambrian period, thought to be early deuterostomes and important for understanding the evolution of chordates.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vetulicolia Target entity description: Vetulicolia is an extinct group of enigmatic, soft-bodied marine animals from the Cambrian period, thought to be early deuterostomes and important for understanding the evolution of chordates.
-
A.
Pikaia
Pikaia is an early chordate from the Cambrian period, often cited as one of the earliest known ancestors of vertebrates.
-
B.
Wiwaxia
Wiwaxia is an extinct, soft-bodied marine organism from the Cambrian period, characterized by its scale- and spine-covered body and known from exceptionally preserved fossil deposits.
-
C.
Priapulida
Priapulida is a small phylum of unsegmented, burrowing marine worms known for their cylindrical, eversible proboscis and occurrence in soft seafloor sediments.
-
D.
Mesosaurus
Mesosaurus was an early Permian aquatic reptile whose fossils in both South America and Africa provided key evidence for continental drift and the former supercontinent Gondwana.
-
E.
Thelodonti
Thelodonti are an extinct group of small, jawless vertebrates characterized by distinctive scale-covered bodies, known primarily from Silurian and Devonian marine deposits.
- 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_69ca83debfc0819095800583e97ab10f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8cc85b081908ee80db0e3b7df15 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d047cf8f408190bfffadb803cb4513 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0497cee888190aa44e89b1fc04dd6 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d049ced7ac8190b1ec46a1e3348e37 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:18 p.m.