Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paleontological_event
gptkbp:affects marine life
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:GOBE
gptkbp:beganIn about 485 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy rapid increase in marine biodiversity
gptkbp:endDate about 443 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Late_Ordovician_mass_extinction
gptkbp:notableFor expansion of planktonic organisms
increase in reef-building organisms
radiation of brachiopods
radiation of bryozoans
radiation of echinoderms
radiation of mollusks
radiation of trilobites
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Ordovician_period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cambrian_Explosion
gptkbp:resultedIn diversification of animal phyla
increase in ecological complexity
gptkbp:studiedIn geology
paleontology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
gptkb:Ordovician_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event