Frasnian-Famennian extinction event

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:affects marine life
placoderm fishes
reef-building organisms
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Late_Devonian_extinction
gptkbp:causedBy global cooling
volcanism
anoxia
possible asteroid impact
gptkbp:date approximately 372 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Hangenberg_event
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frasnian-Famennian extinction event
gptkbp:notableFor decline of jawless fishes
devastation of coral reefs
gptkbp:occurredAtEndOf gptkb:Frasnian_stage
gptkbp:occurredAtStartOf gptkb:Famennian_stage
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:precededBy Givetian extinction event
gptkbp:resultedIn loss of biodiversity
extinction of many marine species
gptkbp:significance one of the five major mass extinctions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frasnian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7