Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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| gptkbp:affects |
flora and fauna
global climate formation of land bridges evolution of species distribution of plants and animals sea levels |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Pleistocene_Epoch
|
| gptkbp:beganIn |
about 2.6 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
atmospheric composition changes
changes in Earth's orbit variations in solar radiation |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
repeated glaciations
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
about 11,700 years ago
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
ice cores
glacial deposits fossil records |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Holocene_Epoch
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Great Ice Age
|
| gptkbp:iceSheetsCovered |
large parts of Asia
large parts of Europe large parts of North America |
| gptkbp:includes |
multiple glacial and interglacial periods
|
| gptkbp:landBridgesFormed |
gptkb:Bering_Land_Bridge
gptkb:Sunda_Shelf |
| gptkbp:majorGlaciations |
Günz, Mindel, Riss, Würm in Europe
at least four in North America |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Pliocene_Epoch
|
| gptkbp:sawEvolutionOf |
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
|
| gptkbp:sawExtinctionOf |
many megafauna
|
| gptkbp:sawMigrationOf |
humans out of Africa
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
archaeologists
geologists paleoclimatologists |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Archibald_Geikie
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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