Triple

T9128547
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cambrian biota E219024 entity
Predicate includesFossilSiteBiota P9689 FINISHED
Object Burgess Shale biota E363816 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Burgess Shale biota | Statement: [Cambrian biota, includesFossilSiteBiota, Burgess Shale biota]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burgess Shale biota
Context triple: [Cambrian biota, includesFossilSiteBiota, Burgess Shale biota]
  • A. Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte chosen
    The Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte is a renowned Middle Cambrian rock formation in the Canadian Rockies famous for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied fossils that reveal the diversity of early animal life.
  • B. Cambrian biota
    The Cambrian biota comprises the diverse and rapidly evolving array of animal life that appeared during the Cambrian explosion, marking a major expansion in complexity and the emergence of most major animal groups.
  • C. Ediacaran biota
    The Ediacaran biota comprises some of the earliest known complex multicellular organisms, featuring soft-bodied, enigmatic life forms that lived in the oceans before the Cambrian explosion.
  • D. Hangenberg black shales
    The Hangenberg black shales are organic-rich Late Devonian sedimentary deposits that record the environmental and oceanographic upheavals associated with the Hangenberg extinction event.
  • E. Emu Bay Shale
    Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: includesFossilSiteBiota
Context triple: [Cambrian biota, includesFossilSiteBiota, Burgess Shale biota]
  • A. containsFossilsOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity (typically a geological formation, rock, or sample) includes fossil remains or traces belonging to another entity (an organism or taxon).
  • B. fossilSiteType
    Indicates the specific type or classification of a site where fossils are found or collected.
  • C. hasNotableFossilSite
    Indicates that an entity contains or is associated with a fossil site recognized as significant or noteworthy.
  • D. fossilsFoundOn
    Indicates that fossils are discovered or located on a particular surface, layer, or object.
  • E. biomeIncludes
    Indicates that a biome contains or encompasses a particular entity, such as a species, habitat, or environmental feature, as part of its composition.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69d030a934988190976aa359f9f902c3 completed April 3, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cc6601d77881908299d58db6e64937 completed April 1, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:18 p.m.