Kellwasser events
E390129
The Kellwasser events were two closely spaced Late Devonian mass extinction episodes that severely affected marine life, especially reef-building organisms and armored fishes, and contributed to a major restructuring of Paleozoic ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kellwasser event | 2 |
| Kellwasser events canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3804931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kellwasser events Context triple: [Devonian Period, massExtinction, Kellwasser events]
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A.
Würm glaciation
The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
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B.
Landwasser
Landwasser is a river in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland that flows through the alpine town of Davos.
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C.
Kalderash
Kalderash are a prominent subgroup of the Roma people, traditionally known as itinerant metalworkers and craftsmen spread across Eastern and Central Europe and beyond.
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D.
Great Dying
The Great Dying is the most severe mass extinction event in Earth's history, occurring about 252 million years ago and wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial species.
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E.
King Water
King Water is a small river in Cumbria, England, that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kellwasser events Target entity description: The Kellwasser events were two closely spaced Late Devonian mass extinction episodes that severely affected marine life, especially reef-building organisms and armored fishes, and contributed to a major restructuring of Paleozoic ecosystems.
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A.
Würm glaciation
The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
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B.
Landwasser
Landwasser is a river in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland that flows through the alpine town of Davos.
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C.
Kalderash
Kalderash are a prominent subgroup of the Roma people, traditionally known as itinerant metalworkers and craftsmen spread across Eastern and Central Europe and beyond.
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D.
Great Dying
The Great Dying is the most severe mass extinction event in Earth's history, occurring about 252 million years ago and wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial species.
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E.
King Water
King Water is a small river in Cumbria, England, that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
mass extinction event ⓘ paleontological event ⓘ |
| affected | marine life ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frasnian–Famennian boundary ⓘ |
| caused | restructuring of Paleozoic ecosystems ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
decline of reef ecosystems
ⓘ
loss of biodiversity in shallow marine environments ⓘ widespread anoxia in marine basins ⓘ |
| environmentAffected |
epicontinental seas
ⓘ
shallow marine environments ⓘ |
| followedBy | Famennian stage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kellwasser horizons
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Kellwasser event
Upper Kellwasser event ⓘ |
| hasUncertainCause |
climate change
ⓘ
large igneous province volcanism ⓘ oceanic anoxia ⓘ sea-level fluctuations ⓘ |
| impact |
extinction of many reef-building taxa
ⓘ
long-term decline of Devonian reef systems ⓘ turnover in fish faunas ⓘ |
| locatedInReferenceSection |
Harz
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surface form:
Harz Mountains
|
| namedAfter |
Kellwasser Valley
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Kellwassertal ⓘ |
| occurredDuring |
Givetian–Frasnian boundary
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surface form:
Frasnian stage
|
| occurredIn | Late Devonian ⓘ |
| occurredNear |
Late Devonian extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Frasnian–Famennian mass extinction
|
| partOf |
Late Devonian extinction
ⓘ
Paleozoic mass extinctions ⓘ |
| precededBy | Givetian stage ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Kellwasser horizons
ⓘ
black shale layers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hangenberg event ⓘ |
| scale | global ⓘ |
| stronglyAffected |
armored fishes
ⓘ
placoderms ⓘ reef-building organisms ⓘ rugose corals ⓘ stromatoporoids ⓘ tabulate corals ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
paleoecology
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| temporalPosition | approximately 372 million years ago ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | closely spaced extinction episodes ⓘ |
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Subject: Kellwasser events Description of subject: The Kellwasser events were two closely spaced Late Devonian mass extinction episodes that severely affected marine life, especially reef-building organisms and armored fishes, and contributed to a major restructuring of Paleozoic ecosystems.
Referenced by (3)
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Kellwasser event
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Kellwasser event