Monitor Butte Member
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Monitor Butte Member is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation, known for its distinctive sedimentary layers that preserve important fossil and paleoenvironmental records in the southwestern United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monitor Butte | 1 |
| Monitor Butte Member canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8779349 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monitor Butte Member Context triple: [Chinle Formation, hasMember, Monitor Butte Member]
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A.
South Butte
South Butte is the summit peak of the Sutter Buttes, a small isolated volcanic mountain range in California’s Central Valley.
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B.
Thumb Butte
Thumb Butte is a prominent granite landmark and popular hiking destination located just west of downtown Prescott, Arizona.
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C.
Black Butte
Black Butte is a prominent extinct stratovolcano in Central Oregon known for its distinctive conical shape, hiking trails, and panoramic views of the Cascade Range.
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D.
Big Butte
Big Butte is a prominent volcanic cinder cone in eastern Idaho that serves as a notable local landmark and namesake for Butte County.
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E.
White Butte
White Butte is a prominent butte in southwestern North Dakota known as the state's highest natural elevation and a popular hiking destination.
- 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: Monitor Butte Member Target entity description: Monitor Butte Member is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation, known for its distinctive sedimentary layers that preserve important fossil and paleoenvironmental records in the southwestern United States.
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A.
South Butte
South Butte is the summit peak of the Sutter Buttes, a small isolated volcanic mountain range in California’s Central Valley.
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B.
Thumb Butte
Thumb Butte is a prominent granite landmark and popular hiking destination located just west of downtown Prescott, Arizona.
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C.
Black Butte
Black Butte is a prominent extinct stratovolcano in Central Oregon known for its distinctive conical shape, hiking trails, and panoramic views of the Cascade Range.
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D.
Big Butte
Big Butte is a prominent volcanic cinder cone in eastern Idaho that serves as a notable local landmark and namesake for Butte County.
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E.
White Butte
White Butte is a prominent butte in southwestern North Dakota known as the state's highest natural elevation and a popular hiking destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member (stratigraphy)
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
purple ⓘ variegated red ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
invertebrate fossils
ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
fluvial floodplain
ⓘ
lacustrine ⓘ paludal ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
paleoenvironmental records
ⓘ
stratigraphic marker beds in Chinle Formation ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonaceous shale
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| lithostratigraphicRank | member ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ Colorado Plateau region ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Plateau
New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Monitor Butte
ⓘ
linked to:
Monitor Butte Member
|
| overlies | Shinarump Member ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinle Formation
ⓘ
Chinle Group ⓘ
linked to:
Chinle Formation
|
| preserves | Late Triassic terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| region |
Four Corners area
ⓘ
linked to:
Four Corners region
|
| researchUse |
biostratigraphic correlation within Chinle Formation
ⓘ
reconstruction of Late Triassic paleoclimate ⓘ |
| stratigraphicSignificance | records early Chinle floodplain deposition ⓘ |
| thickness | tens of meters (variable) ⓘ |
| underlies |
Moss Back Member
ⓘ
Petrified Forest Member ⓘ
linked to:
Petrified Forest National Park
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monitor Butte Member Description of subject: Monitor Butte Member is a stratigraphic subdivision of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation, known for its distinctive sedimentary layers that preserve important fossil and paleoenvironmental records in the southwestern United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monitor Butte Member