Tordillo Formation
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The Tordillo Formation is a geological unit in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin, known primarily as a subsurface reservoir rock underlying the prolific Vaca Muerta shale.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tordillo Formation canonical | 2 |
| Mulichinco Formation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19238931 — 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: Tordillo Formation Context triple: [Vaca Muerta shale formation, overlies, Tordillo Formation]
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Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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Los Rastros Formation
Los Rastros Formation is a Late Triassic geological formation in northwestern Argentina known for its fossil-rich sedimentary rocks that record ancient lake and river environments.
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Portezuelo Formation
The Portezuelo Formation is a Late Cretaceous geological formation in Patagonia, Argentina, renowned for yielding important dinosaur fossils including the giant sauropod Futalognkosaurus.
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D.
López de Bertodano Formation
The López de Bertodano Formation is a Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene sedimentary rock unit in Antarctica, notable for preserving rich marine fossils and evidence related to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
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Candeleros Formation
The Candeleros Formation is a Cretaceous-age geological formation in Patagonia, Argentina, renowned for yielding important dinosaur fossils including those of Giganotosaurus.
- 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: Tordillo Formation Target entity description: The Tordillo Formation is a geological unit in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin, known primarily as a subsurface reservoir rock underlying the prolific Vaca Muerta shale.
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A.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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B.
Los Rastros Formation
Los Rastros Formation is a Late Triassic geological formation in northwestern Argentina known for its fossil-rich sedimentary rocks that record ancient lake and river environments.
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C.
Portezuelo Formation
The Portezuelo Formation is a Late Cretaceous geological formation in Patagonia, Argentina, renowned for yielding important dinosaur fossils including the giant sauropod Futalognkosaurus.
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D.
López de Bertodano Formation
The López de Bertodano Formation is a Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene sedimentary rock unit in Antarctica, notable for preserving rich marine fossils and evidence related to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
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E.
Candeleros Formation
The Candeleros Formation is a Cretaceous-age geological formation in Patagonia, Argentina, renowned for yielding important dinosaur fossils including those of Giganotosaurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tordillo Formation