Permian extinction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Dying
gptkb:Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
gptkbp:category geology
paleontology
Earth history
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Siberian_Traps_eruptions
climate change
volcanism
methane release
ocean anoxia
possible asteroid impact
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Triassic_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Permian extinction
gptkbp:location global
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Permian_period
approximately 252 million years ago
gptkbp:precededBy Guadalupian–Lopingian boundary extinction
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Siberian_Traps
gptkb:Triassic_period
gptkb:Permian_period
mass extinctions
gptkbp:resultedIn extinction of many insect species
extinction of about 90% of marine species
extinction of about 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species
gptkbp:significance largest mass extinction in Earth's history
gptkbp:studiedBy paleontologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Devonian_extinction
gptkb:Evolving_Planet_exhibit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6