Catastrophism

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_theory
gptkb: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 gptkb:19th_century
18th century
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catastrophism