The Old Red Sandstone

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Devonian
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
gptkbp:contains fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Old Red Sandstone
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith sedimentary basins
ancient ecosystems
ancient river systems
ancient river deltas
ancient landforms
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy fossilized remains of plants
varied lithologies
fossil fish species.
interbedded shales
thick sequences of red beds
continental_sedimentation
thick_sandstone_layers
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn scientific literature
geological surveys
geological textbooks
gptkbp:isExaminedBy mineral resources
geologists
paleobiologists
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy geological mapping
paleogeography
earth science research
gptkbp:isKnownFor red-colored rocks
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Scotland
various_locations_in_Scotland
gptkbp:isNamedAfter red coloration of the rocks
gptkbp:isNotedFor sedimentary structures
paleontological significance
fish fossils
sedimentary facies
diverse fossil assemblages
unique_stratigraphy
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Old_Red_Sandstone_Supergroup
Paleozoic era
European_geology
British_Isles_geology
geological_history_of_the_UK
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Old_Red_Sandstone_fish
tectonic activity
ancient climate conditions
Old_Red_Sandstone_fauna
gptkbp:isStudiedIn sedimentary processes
paleontology
climate change indicators
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
gptkbp:isSuitableFor understanding early vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:isUsedIn educational purposes
construction materials
geological studies
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Late Silurian to Early Devonian