Huronian glaciation

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Makganyene_glaciation
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 2.4 billion years ago
gptkbp:category Glaciations
Paleoproterozoic events
gptkbp:causedBy decrease in greenhouse gases
rise in atmospheric oxygen
gptkbp:duration about 300 million years
gptkbp:endDate approximately 2.1 billion years ago
gptkbp:evidence glacial deposits in Ontario, Canada
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Sturtian_glaciation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Huronian glaciation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Huronian_Supergroup
present-day Canada
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Paleoproterozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Archean_Eon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Oxygenation_Event
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest and longest ice ages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Oxygenation_Event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6