fossilPreservation
P77563
predicate
Indicates that a fossil retains evidence of its original features or conditions through specific modes or quality of preservation.
Observed surface forms (8)
- fossilPreservationType ×9
- taphonomy ×7
- hasFossilPreservation ×3
- softTissuePreservation ×3
- fossilPreservationMode ×2
- fossilPreservationQuality ×2
- fossilPreservationStyle ×2
- skeletonPreservation ×2
Sample triples (59)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Anomalocaris | Lagerstätte deposits such as Burgess Shale ⓘ |
| Archaeopterygidae | exceptional soft-tissue and feather impressions ⓘ |
| Archaeopteryx lithographica | exceptional ⓘ |
| Bradgatia linfordensis | impression fossil ⓘ |
| Carbondale Formation | Lagerstätte via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Carbondale Formation | concretionary preservation via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Champsosaurus | often known from skulls and vertebrae via predicate surface "skeletonPreservation" ⓘ |
| Charnia masoni | preserved on bedding planes of fine-grained sediment via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Charniodiscus | preserved in fine-grained marine sediments via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Cloverly Formation | bone beds via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Cloverly Formation | isolated skeletal elements via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Cyclomedusa | preserved as shallow impressions on bedding planes via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Djadokhta Formation | entombment by collapsing dunes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationMode" ⓘ |
| Djadokhta Formation | rapid burial in sand dunes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationMode" ⓘ |
| Ediacaran Period | death masks under microbial mats via predicate surface "fossilPreservationStyle" ⓘ |
| Ediacaran Period | impressions in fine-grained sediments via predicate surface "fossilPreservationStyle" ⓘ |
| El Fósil paleontological site | articulated skeletons via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ |
| El Fósil paleontological site | exceptional completeness via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ |
| El Fósil paleontological site | three-dimensional preservation via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ |
| Emu Bay Shale | exceptional via predicate surface "fossilPreservationQuality" ⓘ |
| Eomaia | exceptionally complete skeleton ⓘ |
|
Eramosa Formation (Silurian limestone and dolostone)
surface form:
Eramosa Formation
|
exceptional via predicate surface "fossilPreservationQuality" ⓘ |
| Fossil Butte National Monument | lagerstätte via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Fractofusus | preserved as negative epirelief impressions via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Guanshan biota | both hard parts and soft tissues ⓘ |
| Guanshan biota | three-dimensional soft-bodied fossils ⓘ |
| Harrodsburg Limestone | good ⓘ |
| Homo naledi | generally well-preserved skeletal material ⓘ |
| Ichthyornis | skeletal remains including jaws with teeth ⓘ |
| Juramaia | partial skeleton with skull ⓘ |
| Kimberella | impressions in sandstone or siltstone via predicate surface "softTissuePreservation" ⓘ |
| Koobi Fora | exceptional ⓘ |
|
Lake Callabonna, South Australia
surface form:
Lake Callabonna
|
articulated skeletons ⓘ |
|
Lake Callabonna, South Australia
surface form:
Lake Callabonna
|
nearly complete skeletons ⓘ |
| MPEF-PV 3400 | body fossil via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
|
Maastricht Formation in the Netherlands
surface form:
Maastricht Formation
|
good ⓘ |
| Marshosaurus | partial skeletons ⓘ |
| Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve | impressions in bedding planes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Mylodon darwini | well-preserved remains ⓘ |
| Niobrara Chalk | exceptional vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| Odontogriphus | exceptional soft-tissue preservation via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Odontogriphus | yes via predicate surface "softTissuePreservation" ⓘ |
| Petalonamae | soft-bodied preservation via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ |
| Pikaia | soft-bodied preservation via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Quetzalcoatlus | isolated bones ⓘ |
| Quetzalcoatlus | partial skeletons ⓘ |
| Rhyniaceae | silicified chert via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ |
| Rhyniales | commonly preserved as compression and permineralized fossils ⓘ |
| Rhyniophyta | compression fossils ⓘ |
| Rhyniophyta | permineralized axes ⓘ |