Permian-Triassic boundary

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age approximately 252 million years ago
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:P-T_boundary
P/Tr boundary
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
gptkbp:category gptkb:geochronology
stratigraphy
gptkbp:definedIn first appearance of conodont Hindeodus parvus
gptkbp:followedBy Induan age
gptkbp:GSSP_location Meishan, Zhejiang Province, China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Permian-Triassic boundary
gptkbp:marking end of the Permian period
beginning of the Triassic period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Lopingian_epoch
gptkbp:recognizedBy global stratotype section and point (GSSP)
gptkbp:significance largest mass extinction in Earth's history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karoo_Supergroup
gptkb:Dr._B._S._Rubidge
gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7