Barun Goyot Formation
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The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Barun Goyot Formation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5278171 — 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: Barun Goyot Formation Context triple: [Velociraptor, geologicalFormation, Barun Goyot Formation]
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A.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
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Djadokhta Formation
The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
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C.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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D.
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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E.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
- 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: Barun Goyot Formation Target entity description: The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
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A.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
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B.
Djadokhta Formation
The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
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C.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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D.
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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E.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil-bearing stratigraphic unit
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geological formation ⓘ sedimentary rock formation ⓘ |
| ageInMa | approximately 80–72 million years ago ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Bagaceratops
ⓘ
Gobipteryx ⓘ
linked to:
Gobipteryx minuta
Mononykus ⓘ Nemegtomaia ⓘ Pinacosaurus ⓘ
linked to:
Pinacosaurus grangeri
Protoceratops ⓘ Shuvuuia ⓘ
linked to:
Shuvuuia deserti
Velociraptor ⓘ Velociraptor mongoliensis ⓘ
linked to:
Velociraptor
birds ⓘ crocodyliforms ⓘ dinosaurs ⓘ lizards ⓘ mammals ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
aeolian
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| fossilRichness | high ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Campanian ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| lithology |
claystone
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gobi Desert
ⓘ
Ömnögovi Province ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barun Goyot area ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich vertebrate fossil assemblages
ⓘ
well-preserved dinosaur fossils ⓘ |
| overlies | Djadokhta Formation ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance | important for Late Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems of Mongolia ⓘ |
| partOf | Gobi Group ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| rockType | clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| underlies | Nemegt Formation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barun Goyot Formation Description of subject: The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
Referenced by (2)
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