extinctionEvent

P44947
predicate

Indicates a large-scale occurrence that causes the widespread or complete disappearance of one or more species or higher taxonomic groups.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
extinctionEvent canonical 14
massExtinctionSeverity 7
majorExtinction 4

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: extinctionEvent
Generated description
Indicates a large-scale occurrence that causes the widespread or complete disappearance of one or more species or higher taxonomic groups.

Sample triples (40)

Subject Object
Bo (Great Andamanese language)
linked to: Bo
death of Boa Sr ⓘ
Theropoda Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event via predicate surface "majorExtinctionEvent" ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Maastrichtian non-avian dinosaurs via predicate surface "majorExtinction" ⓘ
Maastrichtian many marine reptiles via predicate surface "majorExtinction" ⓘ
Maastrichtian ammonites via predicate surface "majorExtinction" ⓘ
Maastrichtian many planktonic foraminifera via predicate surface "majorExtinction" ⓘ
Tyrannosaurus end-Cretaceous mass extinction via predicate surface "extinctSince" ⓘ
Devonian Period Frasnian–Famennian extinction event via predicate surface "massExtinction" ⓘ
linked to: Late Devonian extinction
Devonian Period Kellwasser events via predicate surface "massExtinction" ⓘ
Devonian Period Hangenberg event via predicate surface "massExtinction" ⓘ
linked to: Late Devonian extinction
Permian Period trilobites via predicate surface "majorExtinctionLoss" ⓘ
Permian Period many brachiopod groups via predicate surface "majorExtinctionLoss" ⓘ
Permian Period many reef-building organisms via predicate surface "majorExtinctionLoss" ⓘ
Permian Period many fusulinid foraminifera via predicate surface "majorExtinctionLoss" ⓘ
Ordovician Period one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth history via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Toyotomi clan death of Toyotomi Hideyori ⓘ
Toyotomi clan fall of Osaka Castle (1615) ⓘ
Dinosauria Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event via predicate surface "majorExtinctionEvent" ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Late Triassic end-Triassic extinction event via predicate surface "massExtinction" ⓘ
Late Triassic one of the five largest Phanerozoic mass extinctions via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Ediacaran Period end-Ediacaran biotic turnover ⓘ
Thescelosaurus neglectus Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Edmontosaurus annectens Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Ornithischia Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Alamosaurus Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Wuchiapingian Capitanian mass extinction via predicate surface "precededByMassExtinction" ⓘ
linked to: Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction
Lopingian Epoch over 80 percent of marine species lost via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Lopingian Epoch over 90 percent of marine species lost in some estimates via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Lopingian Epoch large fraction of terrestrial vertebrate species lost via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Late Devonian one of the five largest Phanerozoic mass extinctions via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Late Ordovician eliminated an estimated 85 percent of marine species via predicate surface "massExtinctionSeverity" ⓘ
Prince of Brazil creation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ⓘ
Tambora language 1815 Tambora eruption ⓘ
linked to: Mount Tambora
Synapsida end-Permian mass extinction via predicate surface "sufferedMassExtinction" ⓘ
Hadrosauridae Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Plesiosauria Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Tyrannosauroidea Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
Mosasaurus end-Cretaceous mass extinction via predicate surface "extinctSince" ⓘ
Capitanian age recognized as a distinct Permian mass extinction event via predicate surface "massExtinctionStatus" ⓘ