Catastrophism

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
geological theory
gptkbp:appliesTo geological formations
biological extinctions
gptkbp:category Earth sciences
history of geology
gptkbp:contrastsWith uniformitarianism
gptkbp:describes sudden violent events shaping Earth
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catastrophism
gptkbp:influenced early geology
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:flood_geology
mass extinction events
asteroid impact theory
gptkbp:replacedBy uniformitarianism
gptkbp:revival gptkb:Alvarez_hypothesis
gptkbp:usedIn explanation of mass extinctions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ignatius_L._Donnelly
gptkb:Pole_Shift
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6