Pennsylvanian Period

GPTKB entity

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