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.

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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
Cnidaria Precambrian ⓘ
Cnidaria Ediacaran ⓘ
linked to: Neoproterozoic Era
Diprotodontia Oligocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
La Brea Tar Pits Late Pleistocene via predicate surface "fossilsDateTo" ⓘ
La Brea Tar Pits approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years old via predicate surface "fossilsAgeRange" ⓘ
Eutheria Late Jurassic to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Eutheria Juramaia via predicate surface "earliestFossils" ⓘ
Eutheria Eomaia via predicate surface "earliestFossils" ⓘ
Fabales Cretaceous period (approximate) via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord" ⓘ
Whippomorpha Eocene and later epochs via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Cathaya true via predicate surface "discoveredInFossilRecord" ⓘ
Acipenseriformes Late Jurassic via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord" ⓘ
Perissodactyla early Eocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Sciadopityaceae Mesozoic ⓘ
Saurophaganax maximus Late Jurassic, about 151–145 million years ago via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Cryptodira Jurassic period via predicate surface "geologicFirstAppearance" ⓘ
linked to: Jurassic Period
Gnathostomata extensive via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Cephalopoda Cambrian period ⓘ
linked to: Cambrian Period
Protostomia Cambrian period via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
linked to: Cambrian Period
Bilateria trace fossils from Ediacaran and early Cambrian via predicate surface "fossilEvidence" ⓘ
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument early Miocene epoch via predicate surface "fossilsFrom" ⓘ
Alligatoridae Paleocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFrom" ⓘ
Mammalia Late Triassic via predicate surface "fossilRecordOrigin" ⓘ
Avalonia Paleozoic marine fossils via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Marsupialia Cretaceous period via predicate surface "fossilRecordSince" ⓘ
Ceratotherium Pleistocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Ceratotherium Holocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Tremarctinae Miocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Aglaophyton Pragian via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Theria Jurassic to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Ailuridae true via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Hominoidea early Miocene via predicate surface "earliestFossilRecord" ⓘ
Pipridae Miocene via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance" ⓘ
Ponginae Miocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Homo Pleistocene to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Ornithurae yes via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Xenarthra Paleocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordSince" ⓘ
Microbiotheria
linked to: Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
Paleogene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod" ⓘ
Microbiotheria
linked to: Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
Eocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod" ⓘ
Microbiotheria
linked to: Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
Oligocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod" ⓘ
Microbiotheria
linked to: Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
Miocene via predicate surface "fossilRecordFromPeriod" ⓘ
Juramaia true via predicate surface "earliestKnownEutherian" ⓘ
Glires Paleocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecord" ⓘ
Neornithes Late Cretaceous to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Spriggina late Ediacaran via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Cyclomedusa Ediacaran via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
linked to: Ediacaran Period
Charnwood Forest
linked to: Charnwood Forest, England
approximately 560 million years via predicate surface "fossilsAge" ⓘ
Chacoan peccary true via predicate surface "knownFromFossilsBeforeLivingDiscovery" ⓘ
Sarcopterygii Silurian to Recent via predicate surface "fossilRange" ⓘ
Trichodontidae Cenozoic via predicate surface "geologicalTimeFirstAppearance" ⓘ