Mesaverde Group formations
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The Mesaverde Group formations are a sequence of Late Cretaceous sedimentary rocks known for their coal-bearing and sandstone units that record ancient coastal and deltaic environments across the western United States.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19163832 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesaverde Group formations Context triple: [Roan Plateau, geology, Mesaverde Group formations]
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Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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Carmel Formation
The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
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Wasatch Formation
The Wasatch Formation is an early Eocene sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, noted for its fluvial deposits and rich fossil record documenting post-dinosaur mammalian evolution.
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Toroweap Formation
The Toroweap Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, notable for its sandstone, limestone, and gypsum layers that form prominent cliffs and slopes in the Grand Canyon region.
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Yeso Formation
The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesaverde Group formations Target entity description: The Mesaverde Group formations are a sequence of Late Cretaceous sedimentary rocks known for their coal-bearing and sandstone units that record ancient coastal and deltaic environments across the western United States.
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A.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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B.
Carmel Formation
The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
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C.
Wasatch Formation
The Wasatch Formation is an early Eocene sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, noted for its fluvial deposits and rich fossil record documenting post-dinosaur mammalian evolution.
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D.
Toroweap Formation
The Toroweap Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, notable for its sandstone, limestone, and gypsum layers that form prominent cliffs and slopes in the Grand Canyon region.
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E.
Yeso Formation
The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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