Upper Triassic

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:characterizedBy breakup of Pangaea
rise of dinosaurs
diversification of reptiles
first appearance of mammals
mass extinction event at the end
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Carnian
gptkb:Norian
gptkb:Rhaetian
gptkbp:endDate approximately 201.3 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy Jurassic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Triassic
gptkbp:partOf Triassic
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Middle_Triassic
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:startDate approximately 237 million years ago
gptkbp:type stratigraphic unit
gptkbp:usedIn geological time scale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6