Snowball Earth events

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:associated_with ice ages
fossil records
glacial deposits
climate models
climate change theories
marine sedimentation patterns
paleontological evidence
cap carbonates
glacial-interglacial cycles
mass extinction
paleoclimatic reconstructions
gptkbp:caused_by plate tectonics
reduced solar output
gptkbp:exhibited_at geological records
gptkbp:followed_by Ediacaran period
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:Research_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Snowball Earth events
gptkbp:impact gptkb:physicist
biodiversity
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkb:volcano
biogeochemical cycles
solar radiation changes
climate feedback loops
ocean circulation changes
tectonic uplift
oceanic currents
atmospheric composition changes
gptkbp:is_characterized_by global glaciation
gptkbp:is_described_as climate feedback mechanisms
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_linked_to gptkb:Snowball_Earth_hypothesis
Cambrian explosion
Earth's geological history
biological evolution
paleobiology
Earth's climate history
geological time scale
Earth's albedo effect
gptkbp:is_studied_in geologists
geological surveys
paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Cryogenian_period
approximately 635 million years ago
approximately 720 million years ago
gptkbp:related_to Rodinia supercontinent
gptkbp:resulted_in algal blooms
increased carbon dioxide levels
extensive ice coverage
changes in ocean chemistry
changes in biodiversity patterns
changes in terrestrial ecosystems
extinction of certain species
gptkbp:theory gptkb:Joseph_Kirschvink
geological processes
geochemical evidence
paleomagnetic data
alternative climate models
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proterozoic_Eon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4