Ice Age
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Ice Age is a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate that profoundly shaped Earth’s landscapes, ecosystems, and the evolution of life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ice Age canonical | 6 |
| Ice Age art | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11404789 — 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: Ice Age Context triple: [George Antrobus, experiences, Ice Age]
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A.
Ice Age (film series)
Ice Age (film series) is a popular animated movie franchise that follows a group of prehistoric animals on comedic, family-friendly adventures through changing climates and eras.
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B.
Ice Age (2002 film)
Ice Age (2002 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that follows a mismatched group of prehistoric animals on a journey to return a human baby to its tribe during the Ice Age.
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C.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 animated adventure-comedy film in the Ice Age franchise that follows Manny, Sid, Diego, and friends into a hidden subterranean world populated by dinosaurs.
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D.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 animated adventure comedy film, the fourth installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they are separated from their continent and embark on a seafaring journey.
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E.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 animated adventure-comedy film and the second installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they confront a looming flood caused by melting ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ice Age Target entity description: Ice Age is a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate that profoundly shaped Earth’s landscapes, ecosystems, and the evolution of life.
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A.
Ice Age (film series)
Ice Age (film series) is a popular animated movie franchise that follows a group of prehistoric animals on comedic, family-friendly adventures through changing climates and eras.
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B.
Ice Age (2002 film)
Ice Age (2002 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that follows a mismatched group of prehistoric animals on a journey to return a human baby to its tribe during the Ice Age.
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C.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 animated adventure-comedy film in the Ice Age franchise that follows Manny, Sid, Diego, and friends into a hidden subterranean world populated by dinosaurs.
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D.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 animated adventure comedy film, the fourth installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they are separated from their continent and embark on a seafaring journey.
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E.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 animated adventure-comedy film and the second installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they confront a looming flood caused by melting ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climatic phenomenon
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geological period ⓘ glaciation event ⓘ |
| affects |
Earth climate system
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continental ice sheets ⓘ ecosystems ⓘ evolution of life ⓘ global sea level ⓘ |
| causes |
changes in species distributions
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expansion of polar ice caps ⓘ extinctions of some species ⓘ formation of glacial landforms ⓘ growth of continental glaciers ⓘ lower global temperatures ⓘ lower sea levels ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cold global climate
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extensive ice sheets ⓘ large climatic fluctuations ⓘ major changes in precipitation patterns ⓘ repeated glacial advances and retreats ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Cryogenian glaciations
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linked to:
Snowball Earth glaciations
Late Paleozoic Ice Age ⓘ Pleistocene Ice Age ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistocene glaciation
Snowball Earth events ⓘ |
| impacts |
evolutionary pressures on organisms
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habitat availability ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ species migration routes ⓘ terrestrial biodiversity ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
deglaciation
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glacial cycles ⓘ glaciation ⓘ interglacial periods ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Milankovitch cycles
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continental positions ⓘ greenhouse gas concentrations ⓘ ocean circulation patterns ⓘ orbital variations ⓘ solar radiation changes ⓘ |
| occursOn | Earth ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
U-shaped valleys
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drumlins ⓘ eskers ⓘ fjords ⓘ moraines ⓘ outwash plains ⓘ |
| timeScale |
millions of years for some ice ages
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tens to hundreds of thousands of years for individual glacial cycles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ice Age Description of subject: Ice Age is a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate that profoundly shaped Earth’s landscapes, ecosystems, and the evolution of life.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ice Age
linked to: Ice Age