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
Brachiosaurus Upper Jurassic of North America via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Spinosaurus Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Spinosaurus Late Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Othnielosaurus Late Jurassic of North America via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Garden Park, Colorado Late Jurassic via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Diplodocus Late Jurassic via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Paluxy River Early Cretaceous via predicate surface "hasFossilAge"
Stegosaurus about 155 to 150 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Carnotaurus Late Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Insecta Devonian Period via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
surface form: Devonian period
Apocrita Jurassic Period via predicate surface "fossilRecordFrom"
surface form: Jurassic period
Hexagonaria percarinata Devonian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Albertosaurus bonebed with multiple individuals via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Elephantidae late Oligocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
surface form: Burgess Shale
Cambrian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Crocodyliformes Mesozoic via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Crocodyliformes Cenozoic via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Macronaria Late Jurassic via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Troodon Late Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Compsognathus Late Jurassic via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Holocephali rich_Paleozoic_fossil_record via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Archelosauria true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Chaetognatha true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Chaetognatha Cambrian to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Lophophorata Paleozoic to Recent via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Bovoidea Cenozoic via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Megalotragus cranial remains via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Megalotragus postcranial remains via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Magnoliales Cretaceous via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
surface form: Cretaceous period
Formicoidea Cretaceous to recent via ant fossils via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Ostracoda extensive via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Vetigastropoda Paleozoic to Recent via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Conchifera Paleozoic via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Conchifera Mesozoic via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Conchifera Cenozoic via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" NERFINISHED
Acinonyx Pleistocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" NERFINISHED
Acinonyx Pliocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" NERFINISHED
Paeoniaceae true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Sharks more than 400 million years ago
Sangiran Early Man Site about 1.5 million to 0.25 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRecordAge"
Eumaniraptora Late Jurassic via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Ceratomorpha Eocene via predicate surface "geologicFirstAppearance" NERFINISHED
Trichopherophyton teuchansii Devonian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Rhyniaceae Early Devonian via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Australopithecus afarensis approximately 3.9–2.9 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Homo erectus Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Paranthropus aethiopicus Pliocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Paranthropus aethiopicus early Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Thylacoleonidae Oligocene to Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Thylacoleonidae found in Australian fossil deposits via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"