Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geologic period
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gptkbp:climate |
warm and humid
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gptkbp:correspondsTo |
gptkb:Upper_Carboniferous_(in_Europe)
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gptkbp:endDate |
approximately 298 million years ago
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gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Permian_Period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pennsylvanian Period
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gptkbp:majorFossils |
giant insects
seed ferns early amniotes scale trees (Lepidodendron) |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:notableFor |
high oxygen levels
first appearance of reptiles extensive coal-forming swamps diversification of amphibians large lycopsid trees |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Carboniferous_Period
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Mississippian_Period
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gptkbp:significantEvent |
formation of Pangaea began
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gptkbp:startDate |
approximately 323 million years ago
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gptkbp:usedIn |
North American stratigraphy
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ouachita_orogeny
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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