Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
glaciation event
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Eurasia gptkb:Greenland gptkb:North_America |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Quaternary_glaciation
|
| gptkbp:beganIn |
gptkb:Eocene–Oligocene_transition
about 34 million years ago |
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:Milankovitch_cycles
tectonic uplift changes in atmospheric CO2 |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
repeated glacial and interglacial cycles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cenozoic glaciation
|
| gptkbp:majorGlaciations |
gptkb:Pleistocene_glaciations
Holocene glaciation Late Cenozoic Ice Age |
| gptkbp:ongoing |
true
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
sea level fluctuations
extinction of some megafauna evolution of cold-adapted species expansion of polar ice sheets |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
geology
glaciology paleoclimatology |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antarctic_glaciation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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