Middle Miocene Climate Transition
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
climate event
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| gptkbp:affects |
marine ecosystems
terrestrial ecosystems |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
MMCT
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
decline in atmospheric CO2
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
gptkb:Antarctic_glaciation
global cooling ice sheet expansion |
| gptkbp:evidence |
fossil records
marine sediment cores isotopic records |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Late Miocene cooling
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Middle Miocene Climate Transition
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Miocene_epoch
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| gptkbp:period |
approximately 14 to 13 million years ago
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Miocene_Climatic_Optimum
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
sea level fall
changes in ocean circulation extinction and turnover of species |
| gptkbp:significance |
major step in Cenozoic climate evolution
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| gptkbp:studiedIn |
paleoclimatology
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Miocene_Climatic_Optimum
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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