Matuyama reversed chron
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The Matuyama reversed chron is a long interval of predominantly reversed geomagnetic polarity that followed the Gauss–Matuyama reversal and lasted from about 2.58 to 0.78 million years ago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matuyama reversed chron canonical | 2 |
| Matuyama chron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7581735 — 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: Matuyama reversed chron Context triple: [Gauss–Matuyama geomagnetic reversal, hasFollowingEvent, Matuyama reversed chron]
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A.
Shinkiari
Shinkiari is a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known for its agricultural surroundings and its location along the Karakoram Highway near Mansehra.
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B.
Miyawaka
Miyawaka is a city in Japan known for its location in northern Kyushu and its blend of industrial facilities and residential communities.
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C.
Takami-Musubi
Takami-Musubi is a primordial Shinto creator deity revered as one of the high heavenly gods who helped shape the cosmos in Japanese mythology.
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D.
Madadayo
Madadayo is a 1993 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that poignantly portrays the later years of a beloved professor and his enduring bond with former students.
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E.
Noboribetsu
Noboribetsu is a hot spring resort city in Hokkaido, Japan, famed for its dramatic volcanic landscapes and numerous onsen.
- 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: Matuyama reversed chron Target entity description: The Matuyama reversed chron is a long interval of predominantly reversed geomagnetic polarity that followed the Gauss–Matuyama reversal and lasted from about 2.58 to 0.78 million years ago.
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A.
Shinkiari
Shinkiari is a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known for its agricultural surroundings and its location along the Karakoram Highway near Mansehra.
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B.
Miyawaka
Miyawaka is a city in Japan known for its location in northern Kyushu and its blend of industrial facilities and residential communities.
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C.
Takami-Musubi
Takami-Musubi is a primordial Shinto creator deity revered as one of the high heavenly gods who helped shape the cosmos in Japanese mythology.
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D.
Madadayo
Madadayo is a 1993 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that poignantly portrays the later years of a beloved professor and his enduring bond with former students.
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E.
Noboribetsu
Noboribetsu is a hot spring resort city in Hokkaido, Japan, famed for its dramatic volcanic landscapes and numerous onsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geomagnetic chron
ⓘ
reversed polarity interval ⓘ |
| boundaryEvent | Brunhes–Matuyama reversal ⓘ |
| chronCode | C2r ⓘ |
| contains |
Jaramillo subchron
ⓘ
Olduvai subchron ⓘ |
| duration | about 1.8 million years ⓘ |
| endTime | about 0.78 million years ago ⓘ |
| era | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
lava flow magnetization
ⓘ
marine magnetic anomalies ⓘ sedimentary rock remanent magnetization ⓘ |
| fieldType | dipolar-dominated geomagnetic field ⓘ |
| follows |
Gauss–Matuyama reversal
ⓘ
linked to:
Gauss–Matuyama geomagnetic reversal
|
| hasPolarity | reversed ⓘ |
| includesAge | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedBy |
Gauss–Matuyama reversal
ⓘ
linked to:
Gauss–Matuyama geomagnetic reversal
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| magneticFieldConfiguration | south magnetic pole near geographic north ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Motonori Matuyama ⓘ |
| partOf | Cenozoic geomagnetic polarity timescale ⓘ |
| period | Quaternary ⓘ |
| polarityRelativeToPresent | opposite ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gauss normal chron ⓘ |
| precedes | Brunhes normal chron ⓘ |
| startTime | about 2.58 million years ago ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefinedBy | Brunhes–Matuyama reversal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating sedimentary sequences
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dating volcanic rocks ⓘ geologic time correlation ⓘ |
| usedIn | magnetostratigraphy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matuyama reversed chron Description of subject: The Matuyama reversed chron is a long interval of predominantly reversed geomagnetic polarity that followed the Gauss–Matuyama reversal and lasted from about 2.58 to 0.78 million years ago.
Referenced by (3)
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