Triple

T8365124
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canis E197107 entity
Predicate includesSpecies P10920 FINISHED
Object Canis lepophagus
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
E746596 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Canis lepophagus | Statement: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis lepophagus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canis lepophagus
Context triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis lepophagus]
  • A. Canis edwardii
    Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
  • B. Canis adustus
    Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
  • C. Canis
    Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
  • D. Canis lupus
    Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
  • E. Canis ferox
    Canis ferox is an extinct species of canid, likely a prehistoric wild dog or wolf-like animal known only from paleontological and taxonomic records.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Canis lepophagus
Triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis lepophagus]
Generated description
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canis lepophagus
Target entity description: Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
  • A. Canis edwardii
    Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
  • B. Canis adustus
    Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
  • C. Canis
    Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
  • D. Canis lupus
    Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
  • E. Canis ferox
    Canis ferox is an extinct species of canid, likely a prehistoric wild dog or wolf-like animal known only from paleontological and taxonomic records.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ca82f2dbe48190aba982e75a0d94de completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb808bc22481909ce2f8b48cc95806 completed March 31, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cebb37161081908452cc449b4e903e completed April 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cebda8e7f4819083b6885f874554f1 completed April 2, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cebe5df4888190bf741e332af3e21e completed April 2, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6 p.m.