Mississippian System

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geologic system
gptkbp:beganIn about 359 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy marine transgressions
limestone deposition
gptkbp:contains fossil brachiopods
fossil corals
fossil crinoids
gptkbp:endDate about 323 million years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippian System
gptkbp:namedAfter Mississippi River Valley
gptkbp:notableFor coal formation in some regions
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Devonian_System
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Carboniferous_Period
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lower_Carboniferous_in_Europe
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Pennsylvanian_System
gptkbp:usedIn North American stratigraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Illinois_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6