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).

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All labels observed (70)

Label	Occurrences
containsFossilsOf canonical	454
containsFossil	181
fossilsFoundIn	142
hasFossilType	114
fossilFoundIn	49
containsFossils	48
fossilRecordRegion	48
containsFossilTaxon	29
paleontologicalSignificance	26
containsFossilGroup	25
yieldedFossil	18
fossilsFound	17
yieldsFossilsOf	16
typicalFossils	13
hasFossil	11
importantFossilGroup	11
notableFossilTaxon	11
containsFossilOf	10
knownForFossilsOf	10
yieldedFossilsOf	10
commonFossils	9
containsFossilTaxa	9
hasFossilTaxon	9
knownFromFossilsIn	8
paleobiota	8
containsFossilType	7
includesFossilSiteBiota	7
hasFaunalRemains	5
hasFaunalRemainsOf	5
hasHumanFossil	5
hasTypeOfFossil	5
hasTypicalFossils	5
knownFromFossilRecord	5
notableFossilTaxa	5
fossilContentIncludes	4
includesFossilGroups	4
yieldedFossilGroup	4
fossilsDiscoveredInclude	3
geologicalFormationFossilsFoundIn	3
hasFossilAssemblage	3
hasFossilFind	3
hasFossilRecordFrom	3
hasTypeOfFossils	3
includesFossilAssemblage	3
includesFossilTaxaFrom	3
notableFossilGroup	3
notableFossils	3
paleontologicalEvidence	3
biostratigraphicMarker	2
discoveredFossilTaxon	2
fossilCharacteristicOf	2
hasFossilSpecies	2
hasNotableFossilType	2
hasTypicalFossil	2
homininTaxonFound	2
primaryFossilType	2
discoveredFossils	1
discoveredInFormation	1
faunalRemains	1
fossilBearing	1
fossilFoundAt	1
fossilsFoundInFormation	1
hasCharacteristicFossil	1
hasPrimaryFossil	1
includesFossilTaxa	1
markerFossils	1
notableFossil	1
notableFossilElement	1
originRegionOfFossils	1
typicalFossilsFound	1

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 (1,410)

Subject	Object
Old Red Sandstone	early terrestrial plants ⓘ
Old Red Sandstone	early land vertebrates ⓘ
Old Red Sandstone	fish ⓘ
Old Red Sandstone	arthropods ⓘ
Jurassic	sauropod dinosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	theropod dinosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	stegosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	marine ichthyosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	plesiosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	pterosaurs via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	early mammals via predicate surface "importantFossilGroup" ⓘ
Jurassic	ammonites via predicate surface "biostratigraphicMarker" ⓘ
Jurassic	foraminifera via predicate surface "biostratigraphicMarker" ⓘ
Artiodactyla	Eocene via predicate surface "hasFossilRecordFrom" ⓘ linked to: Paleogene
SUE the T. rex	Hell Creek Formation via predicate surface "discoveredInFormation" ⓘ
Máximo the Titanosaur	Patagonia, Argentina via predicate surface "originRegionOfFossils" ⓘ linked to: Patagonia
Cradle of Humankind	Australopithecus africanus via predicate surface "hasFossilFind" ⓘ
Cradle of Humankind	Paranthropus robustus via predicate surface "hasFossilFind" ⓘ
Cradle of Humankind	early Homo species via predicate surface "hasFossilFind" ⓘ
Metasequoia	Metasequoia occidentalis via predicate surface "hasFossilSpecies" ⓘ linked to: Metasequoia
Metasequoia	Metasequoia milleri via predicate surface "hasFossilSpecies" ⓘ linked to: Metasequoia
Yoldia Sea	Yoldia arctica via predicate surface "hasFossil" ⓘ
Yoldia Sea	brackish-water molluscs via predicate surface "hasFossil" ⓘ
Early Devonian	Rhynia via predicate surface "notableFossils" ⓘ
Early Devonian	Aglaophyton via predicate surface "notableFossils" ⓘ
Early Devonian	early terrestrial arthropods in Rhynie Chert via predicate surface "notableFossils" ⓘ
Dalradian Supergroup	Ediacaran microfossils via predicate surface "containsFossils" ⓘ
Dalradian Supergroup	trace fossils via predicate surface "containsFossils" ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park	fossilized wood via predicate surface "hasFossilType" ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park	early dinosaurs via predicate surface "hasFossilType" ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park	phytosaurs via predicate surface "hasFossilType" ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park	metoposaurs via predicate surface "hasFossilType" ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park	early mammals via predicate surface "hasFossilType" ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	marine invertebrates ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	brachiopods ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	crinoids ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	corals ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	trilobites ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	bryozoans ⓘ
Devonian Fossil Gorge	cephalopods ⓘ
Osteichthyes	Silurian period via predicate surface "hasFossilRecordFrom" ⓘ linked to: Silurian
Neoproterozoic Era	Ediacaran fauna via predicate surface "includesFossilAssemblage" ⓘ linked to: Ediacaran biota
Neoproterozoic Era	soft-bodied macrofossils via predicate surface "includesFossilAssemblage" ⓘ
Neoproterozoic Era	acritarch microfossils via predicate surface "includesFossilAssemblage" ⓘ
Camelidae	North America via predicate surface "fossilRecordRegion" ⓘ
Whippomorpha	early archaeocete whales via predicate surface "includesFossilGroups" ⓘ
Whippomorpha	stem hippopotamoids via predicate surface "includesFossilGroups" ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone	marine organisms ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone	ammonites ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone	bivalves ⓘ