Cryogenian glaciation

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological period
gptkbp:endsAt 635 million years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cryogenian glaciation
gptkbp:impact marine life
gptkbp:influences global climate
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith biological evolution
Snowball Earth hypothesis
biogeochemical cycles
glacial cycles
glacial striations
gptkbp:isAttendedBy climatologists
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Ediacaran period
global cooling
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy gptkb:polar_ice_caps
glacial till
extensive glaciation
low sea levels
gptkbp:isCitedBy Tonian period
gptkbp:isConsidered critical period for life
major climatic event
major geological event
key_period_for_Earth
gptkbp:isDescribedAs scientific literature
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn scientific research
geological surveys
geological literature
geological records
gptkbp:isExaminedBy climate science
geologists
paleobiology
climate history
gptkbp:isExploredIn fossil records
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy tectonic activity
ocean currents
solar radiation
gptkbp:isLinkedTo extinction events
geological formations
climate models
climate feedback mechanisms
continental_drift
oceanic_anoxia
supercontinent_Rodinia
gptkbp:isNotedFor glacial deposits
extensive ice coverage
extreme cold periods
ice sheet formation
gptkbp:isPartOf Neoproterozoic era
Earth's_climatic_history
Earth's_history
Neoproterozoic_glaciations
gptkbp:isReflectedIn sedimentary rocks
paleomagnetic data
isotope studies
rock_formations
gptkbp:isRelatedTo ice ages
gptkbp:isStudiedIn climate change
environmental impact
paleoclimatology
paleoenvironmental conditions
gptkbp:leads multicellular life
gptkbp:occursAnnually gptkb:Cryogenian_period
gptkbp:startsAt 720 million years ago