Tithonian stage

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:geographical_feature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solnhofen_Formation
gptkb:Purbeck_Limestone_Formation
gptkb:Kimmeridgian_stage
gptkbp:duration approximately 4 million years
gptkbp:first_appearance approximately 152 million years ago
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Kimmeridgian_stage
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Belemnites
gptkb:Ammonites
Dinosaur remains
gptkbp:geological_formation Tithonian claystone
Tithonian limestone
Tithonian sandstone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tithonian stage
gptkbp:is_characterized_by marine sediments
gptkbp:last_appearance approximately 148 million years ago
gptkbp:part_of Late Jurassic
gptkbp:precedes Berriasian stage
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:significance important for understanding dinosaur evolution
important for stratigraphy
important for understanding Jurassic marine life