Triple
T21636903
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael J. Benton |
E533983
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasWritten |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vertebrate Palaeontology |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Vertebrate Palaeontology | Statement: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, Vertebrate Palaeontology]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vertebrate Palaeontology Context triple: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, Vertebrate Palaeontology]
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A.
Vertebrate Paleontology
chosen
Vertebrate Paleontology is a foundational textbook that systematically surveys the evolution, diversity, and anatomy of vertebrate animals through geological time.
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B.
Dinosaur Paleobiology
Dinosaur Paleobiology is a comprehensive scientific text that synthesizes current research on the biology, behavior, evolution, and ecology of dinosaurs.
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C.
History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds is a 19th-century scientific monograph by Richard Owen that systematically documents and interprets the fossil remains of mammals and birds found in Britain.
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D.
Osteology of the Reptiles
Osteology of the Reptiles is a landmark scholarly monograph that systematically details the skeletal anatomy and evolution of reptiles, widely regarded as a foundational reference in vertebrate paleontology and comparative anatomy.
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E.
Devonian stratigraphy
Devonian stratigraphy is the layered sequence of rock formations dating to the Devonian Period (about 419–359 million years ago) that records key events in Earth’s geological and biological history, including major developments in marine life and early terrestrial ecosystems.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef538ddb088190a3cba6fdc84c0ae8 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.