Toarcian stage

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:geographical_feature
gptkbp:associated_with climate warming
gptkbp:biostratigraphy important for dating rocks
gptkbp:characterized_by marine transgression
gptkbp:duration approximately 4 million years
gptkbp:ended 179 million years ago
gptkbp:follows Pliensbachian stage
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:fish
gptkb:Great_Barrier_Reef
plants
echinoderms
bivalves
belemnites
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Lias_Group
gptkbp:historical_significance understanding of Jurassic period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toarcian stage
gptkbp:is_essential_for paleontological studies
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:named_after Toarc, France
gptkbp:neighboring_city Toarc, France
gptkbp:notable_for extinction events
development of marine ecosystems
diverse ammonite fauna
influence on later stages
radiation of certain species
gptkbp:overlain_by Aalenian stage
gptkbp:paleobiology warm and humid
shallow seas
gptkbp:part_of Jurassic period
gptkbp:precedes Aalenian stage
gptkbp:research_interest geologists
climatologists
paleontologists
sedimentologists
geochemists
paleobiologists
stratigraphers
biostratigraphers
paleoceanographers
gptkbp:significant_event first appearance of certain dinosaur groups
gptkbp:started_in 183 million years ago
gptkbp:underlain_by Pliensbachian stage
gptkbp:used_in oil exploration
geological mapping
sedimentology studies
paleoecology studies
paleoclimatic reconstructions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massospondylus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6