fossilRecordExtendsBackTo

P18580
predicate

Indicates that the existence or presence of something is documented in the fossil record as originating from a specified time or geological period.

All labels observed (25)

Label Occurrences
fossilRange 68
hasFossilRecord 30
earliestFossilRecord 8

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: fossilRecordExtendsBackTo
Generated description
Indicates that the existence or presence of something is documented in the fossil record as originating from a specified time or geological period.

Sample triples (153)

Subject Object
Cnidaria Precambrian
Cnidaria Neoproterozoic Era
surface form: Ediacaran
Diprotodontia Oligocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
La Brea Tar Pits Late Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilsDateTo"
La Brea Tar Pits approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years old via predicate surface "fossilsAgeRange"
Eutheria Late Jurassic to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Eutheria Juramaia via predicate surface "earliestFossils"
Eutheria Eomaia via predicate surface "earliestFossils"
Fabales Cretaceous period (approximate) via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Whippomorpha Eocene and later epochs via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Cathaya true via predicate surface "discoveredInFossilRecord"
Acipenseriformes Late Jurassic via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Perissodactyla early Eocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Sciadopityaceae Mesozoic
Saurophaganax maximus Late Jurassic, about 151–145 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Cryptodira Jurassic Period via predicate surface "geologicFirstAppearance"
surface form: Jurassic period
Gnathostomata extensive via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Cephalopoda Cambrian Period
surface form: Cambrian period
Protostomia Cambrian Period via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
surface form: Cambrian period
Bilateria trace fossils from Ediacaran and early Cambrian via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument early Miocene epoch via predicate surface "fossilsFrom"
Alligatoridae Paleocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFrom"
Mammalia Late Triassic via predicate surface "fossilRecordOrigin"
Avalonia Paleozoic marine fossils via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Marsupialia Cretaceous period via predicate surface "fossilRecordSince"
Ceratotherium Pleistocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Ceratotherium Holocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Tremarctinae Miocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Aglaophyton Pragian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Theria Jurassic to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Ailuridae true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Hominoidea early Miocene via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Pipridae Miocene via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance"
Ponginae Miocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Homo Pleistocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Ornithurae yes via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Xenarthra Paleocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordSince"
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
surface form: Microbiotheria
Paleogene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod"
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
surface form: Microbiotheria
Eocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod"
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
surface form: Microbiotheria
Oligocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod"
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
surface form: Microbiotheria
Miocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod"
Juramaia true via predicate surface "earliestKnownEutherian"
Glires Paleocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Neornithes Late Cretaceous to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Spriggina late Ediacaran via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Cyclomedusa Ediacaran Period via predicate surface "fossilRange"
surface form: Ediacaran
Charnwood Forest, England
surface form: Charnwood Forest
approximately 560 million years via predicate surface "fossilsAge"
Chacoan peccary true via predicate surface "knownFromFossilsBeforeLivingDiscovery"
Sarcopterygii Silurian to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Trichodontidae Cenozoic via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance"