Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
paleontological event
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| gptkbp:affects |
marine life
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:GOBE
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| gptkbp:beganIn |
about 485 million years ago
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
rapid increase in marine biodiversity
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| gptkbp:endDate |
about 443 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Late_Ordovician_mass_extinction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
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| 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
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Cambrian_Explosion
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
diversification of animal phyla
increase in ecological complexity |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
geology
paleontology |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ordovician_period
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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