Triple

T9287176
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Protoceratidae E223421 entity
Predicate containsTaxon P9413 FINISHED
Object Protoceras
Protoceras is an extinct genus of small, horned, deer-like artiodactyl mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
 E223421 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: Protoceras | Statement: [Protoceratidae, containsTaxon, Protoceras]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Protoceras
Context triple: [Protoceratidae, containsTaxon, Protoceras]
  • A. Protoceratidae
    Protoceratidae is an extinct family of North American herbivorous artiodactyl mammals that resembled horned deer but were more closely related to camel-like tylopods.
  • B. Lasiorhinus
    Lasiorhinus is a genus of burrowing marsupials known as hairy-nosed wombats native to Australia.
  • C. Conirostrum
    Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
  • D. Macronyx
    Macronyx is a genus of African longclaws, ground-dwelling insectivorous birds characterized by bright plumage and belonging to the wagtail and pipit family Motacillidae.
  • E. Sigmoceros
    Sigmoceros is a genus of African antelopes in the subfamily Alcelaphinae, best known for including the topi and related species.
  • 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: Protoceras
Triple: [Protoceratidae, containsTaxon, Protoceras]
Generated description
Protoceras is an extinct genus of small, horned, deer-like artiodactyl mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Protoceras
Target entity description: Protoceras is an extinct genus of small, horned, deer-like artiodactyl mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
  • A. Protoceratidae chosen
    Protoceratidae is an extinct family of North American herbivorous artiodactyl mammals that resembled horned deer but were more closely related to camel-like tylopods.
  • B. Lasiorhinus
    Lasiorhinus is a genus of burrowing marsupials known as hairy-nosed wombats native to Australia.
  • C. Conirostrum
    Conirostrum is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as cone-billed tanagers, characterized by their slender, pointed bills and association with the tanager family.
  • D. Macronyx
    Macronyx is a genus of African longclaws, ground-dwelling insectivorous birds characterized by bright plumage and belonging to the wagtail and pipit family Motacillidae.
  • E. Sigmoceros
    Sigmoceros is a genus of African antelopes in the subfamily Alcelaphinae, best known for including the topi and related species.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca8422ddf881908a3f8f876c9f53aa completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd0861425c81909e3ab11e19cc2f65 completed April 1, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0b22753e481908bf19c7da13556d6 completed April 4, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0b31096108190a118a4c7a8c11133 completed April 4, 2026, 6:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0b3d40da08190b25118a0901728da completed April 4, 2026, 6:46 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:35 p.m.