Silurian System

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rock_formations
gptkbp:characterized_by marine life diversification
gptkbp:climate generally warm and stable
gptkbp:duration approximately 24 million years
gptkbp:first_appearance 443 million years ago
gptkbp:follows Ordovician
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkb:Triceratops
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Great_Barrier_Reef
crinoids
gptkbp:geological_formation Salina Group
Niagara Formation
Lockport Formation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silurian System
gptkbp:last_appearance 419 million years ago
gptkbp:major_rock_types gptkb:limestone
gptkb:sandstone
shale
gptkbp:notable_event first land plants
first jawed fish
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:seafood
gptkb:Pterygotus
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Conodonts
gptkb:Drepanocladus
gptkb:Foraminifera
gptkb:Strophomena
gptkb:Eurypterids
gptkb:Graptolites
Diatoms
Mollusks
Cephalopods
Microfossils
Bivalves
Corals
Gastropods
Sponges
Sea urchins
Coccolithophores
Bryozoans
Sea lilies
Acanthodian fish
Acritarchs
Cystoids
Orthoceras
gptkbp:precedes Devonian
gptkbp:significant_paleontological_site gptkb:Burgess_Shale
Gogo Formation
Herefordshire Lagerstätte
gptkbp:subdivisions gptkb:Wenlock
gptkb:Ludlow
Llandovery
Pridoli
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Murchison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7