Triple
T4244173
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Missoula floods |
E95487
|
entity |
| Predicate | timePeriod |
P302
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pleistocene epoch |
E32799
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Pleistocene epoch | Statement: [Missoula floods, timePeriod, Pleistocene epoch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pleistocene epoch Context triple: [Missoula floods, timePeriod, Pleistocene epoch]
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A.
Pleistocene epoch
chosen
The Pleistocene epoch was a geological time period characterized by repeated ice ages, widespread glaciation, and the evolution and global spread of modern humans.
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B.
Quaternary period
The Quaternary period is the most recent division of geologic time, characterized by repeated ice ages, the evolution and global spread of modern humans, and significant climatic fluctuations over the last 2.6 million years.
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C.
Pliocene epoch
The Pliocene epoch was a geological time period roughly 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago marked by cooler global climates, the expansion of grasslands, and significant evolutionary developments among mammals and early hominins.
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D.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
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E.
Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum was the most recent period in Earth’s history when ice sheets reached their greatest extent, dramatically lowering sea levels and reshaping global climates and ecosystems.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b3453d91548190b4d4ef8fe52aa2ac |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e8c42e88190b309a1ef7f6529ac |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5a876a8dc8190b79d7a3d5eec5609 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:05 p.m.