Ediacaran–Cambrian extinction
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mass extinction event
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Avalon extinction
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| gptkbp:cause |
environmental changes
changes in ocean chemistry evolution of predation oxygenation events |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ediacaran–Cambrian extinction
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkb:Ediacaran_period |
| gptkbp:period |
approximately 541 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
decline of Ediacaran organisms
rise of Cambrian fauna |
| gptkbp:significance |
marks boundary between Proterozoic and Phanerozoic eons
marks beginning of Cambrian period marks end of Precambrian time |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
paleontology
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:end-Ediacaran_extinction
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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