Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:beganIn |
about 485.4 million years ago
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
first appearance of coral reefs
diverse marine invertebrates major diversification of life |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Dapingian_Stage
gptkb:Darriwilian_Stage gptkb:Floian_Stage gptkb:Hirnantian_Stage gptkb:Katian_Stage gptkb:Sandbian_Stage gptkb:Tremadocian_Stage |
gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:Charles_Lapworth
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gptkbp:duration |
about 41.6 million years
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gptkbp:endDate |
gptkb:Ordovician-Silurian_extinction_event
about 443.8 million years ago |
gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Cambrian_System
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ordovician System
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
Ordovices (ancient Welsh tribe)
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Silurian_System
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
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gptkbp:typeLocation |
gptkb:Wales,_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Silurian_System
gptkb:Illinois_Basin gptkb:Cincinnatian |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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