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
Arctodus Late Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Arctodus Middle Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Borophaginae Oligocene via predicate surface "geologicTimeFirstAppearance"
Borophaginae early Oligocene via predicate surface "geologicTimeFirstAppearance"
Hesperocyoninae late Eocene via predicate surface "earliestFossilAge"
Myrmecobiidae yes via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Myrmecobiidae at least Miocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Avemetatarsalia Middle Triassic via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord"
Hadrosauridae abundant in Late Cretaceous formations of western North America via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Hadrosauridae numerous bonebeds indicating mass mortality events via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Oreopithecus Late Miocene of Europe via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Archaeopterygidae Tithonian via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Plesiosauria known from abundant skeletal remains via predicate surface "fossilEvidence"
Gigantopithecus Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Gigantopithecus Pliocene via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Machaeropterus Holocene (extant genus) via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance"
Ankarapithecus Late Miocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Monoclonius Late Cretaceous of North America via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Homo antecessor Early Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Homo antecessor about 1.2 million years ago via predicate surface "earliestFossilsAge"
Sahelanthropus Late Miocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Ardipithecus ~7–4.3 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Homo floresiensis Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Hyperoartia Paleozoic via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" NERFINISHED
Orrorin
surface form: Orrorin tugenensis
about 6.1–5.7 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Fossil Butte National Monument Eocene lake ecosystem via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Pilosa yes via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Zenkerella yes via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Archaeplastida Proterozoic Eon (for some lineages)
Canis lepophagus Pliocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Canis lepophagus early Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Canis cedazoensis Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Canis nehringi Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Anomalocaris Cambrian via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Nectocaris Cambrian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Marrella Middle Cambrian (Wuliuan) via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Oromeryx Eocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Xiphodon Eocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Bos namadicus Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Indriidae Miocene via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance"
Lagothrix Pleistocene (approximate) via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance" NERFINISHED
Pteranodon Late Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Pteranodon Campanian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Ankylosaurus Late Cretaceous via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Ginkgo biloba over 200 million years via predicate surface "fossilRecordAge"
Zaniolepis Holocene via predicate surface "geologicalEpochFirstAppearance" NERFINISHED
Miotapirus true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord"
Megupsilon Quaternary via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED
Camarasauridae Kimmeridgian via predicate surface "fossilRange"
Camarasauridae Tithonian via predicate surface "fossilRange" NERFINISHED