Pennsylvanian (formerly)

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geologic period
gptkbp:characterizedBy abundant plant fossils
coal-forming swamps
early reptiles and amphibians
gptkbp:endDate approximately 299 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Permian_(geologic_period)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennsylvanian (formerly)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Carboniferous_period
gptkbp:period approximately 323 million years ago
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mississippian_(geologic_period)
gptkbp:replacedBy Upper Carboniferous (in international usage)
gptkbp:usedIn North American stratigraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hammond-Whiting,_Indiana
gptkb:Hammond-Whiting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7