containsFossilsOf

P9689
predicate

Indicates that one entity (typically a geological formation, rock, or sample) includes fossil remains or traces belonging to another entity (an organism or taxon).

All labels observed (69)

Label Occurrences
containsFossilsOf canonical 454
containsFossil 181
fossilsFoundIn 142

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: containsFossilsOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity (typically a geological formation, rock, or sample) includes fossil remains or traces belonging to another entity (an organism or taxon).

Sample triples (1,403)

Subject Object
Hell Creek Formation sharks via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation rays via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation mammals via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation multituberculates via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation marsupials via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation early placental mammals via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation pollen via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation spores via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation angiosperm leaves via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation conifer wood via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation ferns via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation insects via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Hell Creek Formation trace fossils via predicate surface "containsFossil"
Tyrannosaurus United States of America via predicate surface "fossilsFoundIn"
surface form: United States
Tyrannosaurus Canada via predicate surface "fossilsFoundIn"
Gastropoda Cambrian period via predicate surface "hasFossilRecordFrom"
Franciscan Complex radiolaria
Franciscan Complex deep‑marine fauna
Chelicerata true via predicate surface "containsFossilTaxa"
Lioz limestone yes via predicate surface "containsFossils"
Lioz limestone rudists via predicate surface "typicalFossils"
Lioz limestone bivalves via predicate surface "typicalFossils"
Lioz limestone gastropods via predicate surface "typicalFossils"
Lioz limestone echinoderms via predicate surface "typicalFossils"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Menoceras via predicate surface "notableFossilTaxa"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Moropus via predicate surface "notableFossilTaxa"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Dinohyus via predicate surface "notableFossilTaxa"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Stenomylus via predicate surface "notableFossilTaxa"
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Palaeocastor via predicate surface "notableFossilTaxa"
Velociraptor fighting dinosaurs specimen with Protoceratops via predicate surface "notableFossil"
Yoldia arctica Arctic marine sediments via predicate surface "fossilCharacteristicOf"
Yoldia arctica sub-Arctic marine sediments via predicate surface "fossilCharacteristicOf"
Yoldiahavet (Swedish)
surface form: Yoldiahavet
Yoldia arctica via predicate surface "hasCharacteristicFossil"
surface form: Yoldia (Portlandia) arctica
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Rhynia
surface form: Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Aglaophyton
surface form: Aglaophyton major
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Horneophyton lignieri
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Asteroxylon mackiei
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Nothia aphylla
Rhynie Chert fossil locality Trichopherophyton teuchansii
Rhynie Chert fossil locality early land plants
Rhynie Chert fossil locality fungi
Rhynie Chert fossil locality cyanobacteria
Rhynie Chert fossil locality algae
Rhynie Chert fossil locality springtail-like arthropods
Rhynie Chert fossil locality trigonotarbid arachnids
Rhynie Chert fossil locality myriapods
Rhynie Chert fossil locality crustaceans
Rhynie Chert fossil locality early hexapods
Swartkrans bovids via predicate surface "hasFaunalRemains"
Swartkrans carnivores via predicate surface "hasFaunalRemains"