Ordovician system

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:beganIn about 485 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy diversification of marine life
first appearance of coral reefs
first land plants
major glaciation event
mass extinction at end
gptkbp:contains Dapingian stage
Darriwilian stage
Floian stage
Hirnantian stage
Katian stage
Sandbian stage
Tremadocian stage
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Charles_Lapworth
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Middle_Ordovician
gptkb:Early_Ordovician
gptkb:Late_Ordovician
gptkbp:endDate about 444 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy Cambrian system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ordovician system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wales,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:namedAfter Ordovices (ancient Welsh tribe)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Paleozoic_era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Silurian_system
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Silurian_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7