Old Red Sandstone

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Devonian period
gptkbp:associatedWith ancient river systems
gptkbp:characterizedBy red-colored sediments
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
gptkbp:contains fossils
gptkbp:exhibitedAt cliffs
gptkbp:exhibits cross-bedding
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 19th century
gptkbp:formed Old Red Sandstone continent
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn modern geology
gptkbp:hasParticipatedIn geological surveys
gptkbp:hasPublications earth's_history
gptkbp:hasRecognition geological history
gptkbp:hasVariants grain size
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Old Red Sandstone
gptkbp:includes conglomerates
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith fish fossils
gptkbp:isChallengedBy various locations
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy red_beds
gptkbp:isExaminedBy geologists
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:isInformedBy continental_environments
gptkbp:isKnownFor its thickness
gptkbp:isNotableFor educational purposes
gptkbp:isNotedFor its stratigraphy
gptkbp:isPartOf geological time scale
British_Isles_geology
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Old_Red_Sandstone_fauna
gptkbp:isStudiedIn sedimentary processes
gptkbp:isUsedBy a reference point
gptkbp:isUsedIn construction
gptkbp:isVulnerableTo erosion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:notableFor diverse plant life
paleontology
gptkbp:operates_in Cambrian rocks
Carboniferous rocks
gptkbp:provides insight into ancient climates
gptkbp:research geologists
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn transgressive-regressive cycles
fluvial environments
gptkbp:wasPartOf ancient supercontinent