fossilPreservation

P77563
predicate

Indicates that a fossil retains evidence of its original features or conditions through specific modes or quality of preservation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
fossilPreservation canonical 29
fossilPreservationType 9
taphonomy 7

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: fossilPreservation
Generated description
Indicates that a fossil retains evidence of its original features or conditions through specific modes or quality of preservation.

Sample triples (59)

Subject Object
Stenomylus Quarry articulated skeletons ⓘ
Stenomylus Quarry mass death assemblage ⓘ
Carbondale Formation concretionary preservation via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Carbondale Formation Lagerstätte via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Quetzalcoatlus partial skeletons ⓘ
Quetzalcoatlus isolated bones ⓘ
Eramosa Formation (Silurian limestone and dolostone)
surface form: Eramosa Formation
exceptional via predicate surface "fossilPreservationQuality" ⓘ
Marshosaurus partial skeletons ⓘ
Thermopolis Shale good ⓘ