The Fossil Record

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:affects taphonomy
gptkbp:consistsOf fossils
gptkbp:describes history of life on Earth
gptkbp:foundIn sedimentary rocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fossil Record
gptkbp:includes trace fossils
body fossils
gptkbp:is_incomplete_due_to preservation bias
gptkbp:is_limited_by erosion
subduction
metamorphism
gptkbp:is_organized_by geological time scale
gptkbp:provides_evidence_for evolution
gptkbp:shows extinction events
speciation events
transitional forms
gptkbp:studiedBy paleontologists
gptkbp:used_in date geological strata
identify mass extinctions
reconstruct ancient environments
study biodiversity changes
track evolutionary lineages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_D._Morris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7