Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous
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The Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous is the latest (uppermost) stage of the Pennsylvanian subperiod, marking the final interval of the Carboniferous before the transition into the Permian.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Late Carboniferous | 2 |
| Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous canonical | 1 |
| Upper Carboniferous | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16171215 — 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: Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous Context triple: [Asselian, overlies, Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous]
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A.
Carboniferous period
The Carboniferous period was a Paleozoic era interval, roughly 359 to 299 million years ago, characterized by extensive swampy forests that formed vast coal deposits and by the diversification of early amphibians and insects.
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B.
Famennian stage
The Famennian stage is the final stage of the Late Devonian Period, marked by significant evolutionary turnover and recovery following major extinction events.
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C.
Rhaetian Stage
The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic period, marked by significant marine extinctions and preceding the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.
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D.
Devonian Period
The Devonian Period was a division of the Paleozoic Era characterized by the diversification of fish, the first significant colonization of land by plants and early tetrapods, and major reef-building in the oceans.
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E.
Bathonian
The Bathonian is a Middle Jurassic age and stage in the geologic timescale, known for widespread marine sedimentation and diverse fossil assemblages across Europe and beyond.
- 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: Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous Target entity description: The Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous is the latest (uppermost) stage of the Pennsylvanian subperiod, marking the final interval of the Carboniferous before the transition into the Permian.
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A.
Carboniferous period
The Carboniferous period was a Paleozoic era interval, roughly 359 to 299 million years ago, characterized by extensive swampy forests that formed vast coal deposits and by the diversification of early amphibians and insects.
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B.
Famennian stage
The Famennian stage is the final stage of the Late Devonian Period, marked by significant evolutionary turnover and recovery following major extinction events.
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C.
Rhaetian Stage
The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic period, marked by significant marine extinctions and preceding the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.
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D.
Devonian Period
The Devonian Period was a division of the Paleozoic Era characterized by the diversification of fish, the first significant colonization of land by plants and early tetrapods, and major reef-building in the oceans.
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E.
Bathonian
The Bathonian is a Middle Jurassic age and stage in the geologic timescale, known for widespread marine sedimentation and diverse fossil assemblages across Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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