PETM

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:affects marine life
ocean acidification
terrestrial mammals
gptkbp:associatedWith massive carbon release
gptkbp:carbonIsotopeExcursion negative δ13C shift
gptkbp:cause wildfires
methane hydrate dissociation
volcanism
permafrost thawing
gptkbp:causedBy release of greenhouse gases
gptkbp:characterizedBy rapid global warming
gptkbp:duration about 200,000 years
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Eocene_epoch
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PETM
gptkbp:notableFor analog for modern global warming
rapid climate change
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Paleocene_epoch
gptkbp:resultedIn extinction of deep-sea benthic foraminifera
mammalian dispersal
gptkbp:startDate about 56 million years ago
gptkbp:studiedIn geology
paleontology
paleoclimatology
gptkbp:temperatureIncrease 5–8°C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6