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
Archaeopteryx lithographica exceptional ⓘ
Juramaia partial skeleton with skull ⓘ
Eomaia exceptionally complete skeleton ⓘ
Charniodiscus preserved in fine-grained marine sediments via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Fractofusus preserved as negative epirelief impressions via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Cyclomedusa preserved as shallow impressions on bedding planes via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Ediacaran Period impressions in fine-grained sediments via predicate surface "fossilPreservationStyle" ⓘ
Ediacaran Period death masks under microbial mats via predicate surface "fossilPreservationStyle" ⓘ
Xiphodontidae partial skeletons via predicate surface "skeletonPreservation" ⓘ
Kimberella impressions in sandstone or siltstone via predicate surface "softTissuePreservation" ⓘ
Harrodsburg Limestone good ⓘ
Cloverly Formation bone beds via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Cloverly Formation isolated skeletal elements via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Champsosaurus often known from skulls and vertebrae via predicate surface "skeletonPreservation" ⓘ
Maastricht Formation
linked to: Maastricht Formation in the Netherlands
good ⓘ
MPEF-PV 3400 body fossil via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Koobi Fora exceptional ⓘ
Sirius Passet Konservat-Lagerstätte with soft-bodied preservation via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Emu Bay Shale exceptional via predicate surface "fossilPreservationQuality" ⓘ
Djadokhta Formation rapid burial in sand dunes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationMode" ⓘ
Djadokhta Formation entombment by collapsing dunes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationMode" ⓘ
Rhyniaceae silicified chert via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Rhyniales commonly preserved as compression and permineralized fossils ⓘ
Victoria Fossil Cave articulated skeletons ⓘ
Victoria Fossil Cave abundant bone accumulations ⓘ
Rhyniophyta permineralized axes ⓘ
Rhyniophyta compression fossils ⓘ
Lake Callabonna
linked to: Lake Callabonna, South Australia
articulated skeletons ⓘ
Lake Callabonna
linked to: Lake Callabonna, South Australia
nearly complete skeletons ⓘ
El Fósil paleontological site articulated skeletons via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ
El Fósil paleontological site three-dimensional preservation via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ
El Fósil paleontological site exceptional completeness via predicate surface "hasFossilPreservation" ⓘ
Archaeopterygidae exceptional soft-tissue and feather impressions ⓘ
Homo naledi generally well-preserved skeletal material ⓘ
Niobrara Chalk exceptional vertebrate fossils ⓘ
Ichthyornis skeletal remains including jaws with teeth ⓘ
Mylodon darwini well-preserved remains ⓘ
Fossil Butte National Monument lagerstätte via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Tiaojishan Formation Lagerstätte-type preservation ⓘ
Anomalocaris Lagerstätte deposits such as Burgess Shale ⓘ
Pikaia soft-bodied preservation via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Odontogriphus yes via predicate surface "softTissuePreservation" ⓘ
Odontogriphus exceptional soft-tissue preservation via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Petalonamae soft-bodied preservation via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Bradgatia linfordensis impression fossil ⓘ
Vetulicolia known from exceptional Lagerstätten via predicate surface "softTissuePreservation" ⓘ
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve impressions in bedding planes via predicate surface "fossilPreservationType" ⓘ
Charnia masoni preserved on bedding planes of fine-grained sediment via predicate surface "taphonomy" ⓘ
Guanshan biota both hard parts and soft tissues ⓘ
Guanshan biota three-dimensional soft-bodied fossils ⓘ