discoveryDate

P3836
predicate

Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
discoveryDate canonical 404
firstDescribedInYear 47
dateOfDiscovery 27

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: discoveryDate
Generated description
Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

Sample triples (603)

Subject Object
Midway Atoll 1859
Bharhut sculptures 1873 via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Sumba boobook 1896 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Cullinan II 1905 via predicate surface "parentStoneDiscoveryDate"
Io 1610
Telesto 1980-04-08
Calypso 1980-03-13
Ganymede 1610
Peter I Island 1821
Ellsworth Mountains 1935
Heloderma 1869 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Iguanodon fossils 1825 via predicate surface "firstScientificDescriptionYear"
Lady of Elche 1897 via predicate surface "dateDiscovered"
Lady of Baza 1971
German battleship Bismarck 1989 via predicate surface "wreckDiscoveryDate"
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng 1978 via predicate surface "dateDiscovered"
Acanthizidae 1873 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Eomaia 2002 via predicate surface "fossilDiscoveryYear"
Amber Hagerman 1996-01-17 via predicate surface "bodyDiscoveredDate"
Cherry Creek 1858 via predicate surface "earlyGoldDiscoveryDate"
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
surface form: Norway rat
1769 via predicate surface "firstScientificDescriptionYear"
Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko 1969-09-11
Motya Charioteer statue
surface form: Motya Charioteer
1979
supplementary motor area 1950s
Biswamoyopterus 1981 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Spriggina 1958 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Charnwood Forest, England
surface form: Charnwood Forest
1957
True Cross 4th century via predicate surface "timeOfTraditionalDiscovery"
Ruby Falls 1928
Orkhon inscriptions 1889
Atelidae 1825 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Keeler Gap 1888 via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryDate"
Macquarie Island 1810
Middle Assyrian Laws late 19th century CE via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Bradyrhizobium bacteria
surface form: Bradyrhizobium
1982 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Lemnian stele island of Lemnos via predicate surface "discoveredOn"
Alexandre Yersin 1894
Mesabi Range 1890s
Messier 30 1764
Dravet syndrome 1978 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Tarxien Temples 1914
Resolution Island 1773
Pingualuit Crater 1943 via predicate surface "yearOfNonIndigenousDiscovery"
Nefertiti Bust 1912
Gabriels Gully 1861 via predicate surface "goldDiscoveredInYear"
Dream Stele 1818
Anablepidae 1853 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Tutankhamun funerary mask 1922
Howard Carter 1922-11-04
NGC 6205 1714