Triple

T21636908
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael J. Benton E533983 entity
Predicate hasWritten P2831 FINISHED
Object Basic Palaeontology
Basic Palaeontology is an introductory textbook that explains the principles, methods, and fossil evidence used to study the history of life on Earth.
E1493716 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: Basic Palaeontology | Statement: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, Basic Palaeontology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basic Palaeontology
Context triple: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, Basic Palaeontology]
  • A. Vertebrate Paleontology
    Vertebrate Paleontology is a foundational textbook that systematically surveys the evolution, diversity, and anatomy of vertebrate animals through geological time.
  • B. Dinosaur Paleobiology
    Dinosaur Paleobiology is a comprehensive scientific text that synthesizes current research on the biology, behavior, evolution, and ecology of dinosaurs.
  • C. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology
    Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology is a scholarly monographic series published by the Smithsonian Institution that presents original research in paleontology and related fields.
  • D. History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
    History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds is a 19th-century scientific monograph by Richard Owen that systematically documents and interprets the fossil remains of mammals and birds found in Britain.
  • E. Ostéographie
    Ostéographie is a seminal 19th-century anatomical work by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville that systematically documents and illustrates the skeletal structures of vertebrates.
  • 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: Basic Palaeontology
Triple: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, Basic Palaeontology]
Generated description
Basic Palaeontology is an introductory textbook that explains the principles, methods, and fossil evidence used to study the history of life on Earth.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basic Palaeontology
Target entity description: Basic Palaeontology is an introductory textbook that explains the principles, methods, and fossil evidence used to study the history of life on Earth.
  • A. Vertebrate Paleontology
    Vertebrate Paleontology is a foundational textbook that systematically surveys the evolution, diversity, and anatomy of vertebrate animals through geological time.
  • B. Dinosaur Paleobiology
    Dinosaur Paleobiology is a comprehensive scientific text that synthesizes current research on the biology, behavior, evolution, and ecology of dinosaurs.
  • C. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology
    Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology is a scholarly monographic series published by the Smithsonian Institution that presents original research in paleontology and related fields.
  • D. History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
    History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds is a 19th-century scientific monograph by Richard Owen that systematically documents and interprets the fossil remains of mammals and birds found in Britain.
  • E. Ostéographie
    Ostéographie is a seminal 19th-century anatomical work by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville that systematically documents and illustrates the skeletal structures of vertebrates.
  • 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_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef538ddb088190a3cba6fdc84c0ae8 completed April 27, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a0f9de1fc8190bd44ba90877385c1 completed May 17, 2026, 6:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a106d521481909aff885d50adbda1 completed May 17, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a10e6cda481908c263911f681c337 completed May 17, 2026, 7:03 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.