Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific theory
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| gptkbp:composedOf |
fossils
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| gptkbp:contains |
microfossils
trace fossils body fossils macrofossils |
| gptkbp:describes |
history of life on Earth
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
speciation
extinction events evolutionary transitions |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:foundIn |
sedimentary rocks
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fossil Record
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
phylogenetics
paleoecology biostratigraphy understanding evolutionary history |
| gptkbp:limitation |
incompleteness
preservation bias temporal gaps |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
evolution
geology paleontology |
| gptkbp:shows |
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event gptkb:Devonian_extinction gptkb:Ordovician–Silurian_extinction_event gptkb:Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_event gptkb:Permian_extinction gptkb:Holocene_extinction endemic species gradualism punctuated equilibrium mass extinctions evolutionary stasis transitional fossils living fossils adaptive radiations faunal turnovers origin of major groups patterns of biodiversity |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
paleontologists
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
reconstructing ancient environments
dating geological strata |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:geochronology
evolutionary biology systematics cladistics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Organic_Evolution
gptkb:Dinosaur_Nest |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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