Walcott Quarry
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Walcott Quarry is a renowned fossil site within the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Middle Cambrian soft-bodied organisms.
All labels observed (1)
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| Walcott Quarry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15223431 — 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: Walcott Quarry Context triple: [Burgess Shale, hasTypeLocality, Walcott Quarry]
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Wellington Quarry
Wellington Quarry is an underground network of tunnels in Arras, France, used extensively by Allied troops during World War I as a strategic shelter and staging area.
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Balf Quarry
Balf Quarry is an album by the American noise rock band Magik Markers, showcasing their experimental and abrasive sound.
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C.
Mèdol Quarry
Mèdol Quarry is an ancient Roman stone quarry near Tarragona, Spain, known for supplying much of the building material used in the monumental architecture of the Roman city of Tarraco.
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D.
Stony Creek Quarry
Stony Creek Quarry is a historic granite quarry in Branford, Connecticut, renowned for its distinctive pink granite used in prominent buildings and monuments across the United States.
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E.
Markfield Quarry
Markfield Quarry is a disused Leicestershire quarry noted for its exposed ancient igneous rock formations and geological significance.
- 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: Walcott Quarry Target entity description: Walcott Quarry is a renowned fossil site within the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Middle Cambrian soft-bodied organisms.
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A.
Wellington Quarry
Wellington Quarry is an underground network of tunnels in Arras, France, used extensively by Allied troops during World War I as a strategic shelter and staging area.
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B.
Balf Quarry
Balf Quarry is an album by the American noise rock band Magik Markers, showcasing their experimental and abrasive sound.
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C.
Mèdol Quarry
Mèdol Quarry is an ancient Roman stone quarry near Tarragona, Spain, known for supplying much of the building material used in the monumental architecture of the Roman city of Tarraco.
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D.
Stony Creek Quarry
Stony Creek Quarry is a historic granite quarry in Branford, Connecticut, renowned for its distinctive pink granite used in prominent buildings and monuments across the United States.
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E.
Markfield Quarry
Markfield Quarry is a disused Leicestershire quarry noted for its exposed ancient igneous rock formations and geological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Burgess Shale