Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:beganIn |
about 145 million years ago
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
mass extinction event at end
widespread chalk deposits |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Lower_Cretaceous_Series
gptkb:Upper_Cretaceous_Series |
gptkbp:endDate |
about 66 million years ago
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gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Jurassic_System
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cretaceous System
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Paris_Basin,_France
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
Chalk (Latin: creta)
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gptkbp:notableFor |
extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
breakup of supercontinent Pangaea flowering plants diversification |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Paleogene_System
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
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gptkbp:usedIn |
geology
paleontology stratigraphy |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cenomanian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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