Old Red Sandstone Supergroup
GPTKB entity
Properties (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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| gptkbp:age |
Devonian
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
plant fossils
fish fossils invertebrate fossils |
| gptkbp:composedOf |
sandstone
siltstone mudstone |
| gptkbp:contains |
volcanic rocks
fossils sedimentary structures conglomerates limestones |
| gptkbp:exhibitedAt |
gptkb:Shetland_Islands
gptkb:Sutherland gptkb:Orkney gptkb:Caithness |
| gptkbp:exhibits |
red coloration
|
| gptkbp:firstDescribedBy |
gptkb:Roderick_Murchison
|
| gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
Paleozoic
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| gptkbp:hasOccupation |
up to 3000 meters
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Old Red Sandstone Supergroup
|
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
early terrestrial ecosystems
|
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
trace fossils
geochemical signatures tectonic features cross-bedding paleosols mineralogical features floodplain deposits lacustrine deposits bioturbation sedimentary facies fluvial deposits plant remains paleomagnetic signatures fossilized fish remains stratigraphic relationships alluvial fan deposits biogenic sediments channel fills chemical sediments clastic sediments convolute bedding diagenetic features graded bedding lithological variations paleoenvironmental interpretations regional correlations sedimentary cycles deltaic_deposits paleocurrents |
| gptkbp:isDividedInto |
several formations
|
| gptkbp:isNotedFor |
paleontological significance
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
British_Isles_geology
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Scotland
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
Carboniferous rocks
Moinian_rocks |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Old_Red_Sandstone
|
| gptkbp:represents |
ancient river systems
|
| gptkbp:research |
geologists
|
| gptkbp:significance |
important_for_understanding_Devonian_ecosystems
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