Jurassic System of Europe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jurassic_System_of_Europe

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	geological formation
gptkbp:age	201.3 to 145 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy	limestones sandstones marine sedimentary rocks shales
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Middle_Jurassic gptkb:Lower_Jurassic gptkb:Upper_Jurassic
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment	shallow seas coastal plains deltas lagoons
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Alexandre_Brongniart 1829
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Triassic_System_of_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jurassic System of Europe
gptkbp:importantLocations	gptkb:Yorkshire,_England gptkb:Dorset,_England gptkb:Alps Jura Mountains, France/Switzerland Swabian Jura, Germany
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Jura_Mountains
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:ammonites conifers dinosaurs cycads early mammals marine reptiles
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy	Cretaceous System of Europe
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:significantEvent	breakup of Pangaea evolution of birds diversification of dinosaurs expansion of shallow seas
gptkbp:stratotype	gptkb:Jura_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kilburn_Group gptkb:Triassic_System_of_Europe gptkb:Skudiburgh_Formation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8