Devonian extinction

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:ammonites
marine life
jawless fish
brachiopods
trilobites
reef-building organisms
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Late_Devonian_extinction
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 375 million years ago
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
global cooling
anoxia
asteroid impact (hypothesized)
plant evolution (hypothesized)
gptkbp:endDate approximately 360 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Permian_extinction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Devonian extinction
gptkbp:notableLoss coral reefs
stromatoporoids
placoderm fish
gptkbp:notablePulse gptkb:Hangenberg_event
gptkb:Kellwasser_event
gptkbp:numberOfExtinctionPulses multiple
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:percentageOfSpeciesLost up to 75% of species
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Silurian-Devonian_extinction_events
gptkbp:significance one of the five major mass extinctions in Earth's history
gptkbp:studiedBy paleontologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Devonian_extinction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5