Late Devonian extinction event

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Late_Devonian_extinction_event
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mass_extinction_event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:ammonites
marine life
brachiopods
trilobites
early tetrapods
reef-building organisms
terrestrial plants
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Devonian_extinction
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 375 million years ago
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
global cooling
anoxia
asteroid impact (hypothesized)
gptkbp:endDate approximately 360 million years ago
gptkbp:extinctionRate about 70-80% of species
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
gptkbp:notableFor series of extinction pulses
gptkbp:notableLoss coral reefs
stromatoporoids
placoderm fishes
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:precededBy Middle Devonian extinction event
gptkbp:significance one of the five major mass extinctions in Earth's history
gptkbp:studiedBy paleontologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleozoic_extinctions
gptkb:Big_Five_mass_extinctions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Late Devonian extinction event