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