Neoproterozoic glaciations

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf glaciation event
gptkbp:affects global climate
evolution of early life
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Snowball_Earth_events
gptkbp:associatedWith massive ice sheets
possible equatorial glaciation
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 720 million years ago
gptkbp:connectsTo tectonic activity
changes in atmospheric oxygen
supercontinent breakup
gptkbp:endDate approximately 635 million years ago
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:cap_carbonates
glacial deposits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neoproterozoic glaciations
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Marinoan_glaciation
gptkb:Sturtian_glaciation
gptkb:Gaskiers_glaciation
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Neoproterozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
gptkbp:studiedIn paleoclimatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marinoan_glaciation
gptkb:Sturtian_glaciation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7