Ordovician-Silurian extinction event
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mass extinction event
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| gptkbp:affects |
marine life
bryozoans brachiopods conodonts graptolites trilobites |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:End-Ordovician_extinction
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| gptkbp:beganIn |
443 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:lake
climate change anoxia sea level fall |
| gptkbp:duration |
about 1 million years
|
| gptkbp:endedApproximately |
443 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Late_Devonian_extinction
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ordovician-Silurian extinction event
|
| gptkbp:isOneOf |
gptkb:Big_Five_mass_extinctions
|
| gptkbp:location |
global
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
second largest extinction event in Earth's history
|
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Great_Ordovician_Biodiversification_Event
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
loss of 85% of marine species
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| gptkbp:usedBetween |
gptkb:Ordovician_Period
gptkb:Silurian_Period |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ordovician_period
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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