Sakmarian
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The Sakmarian is an early stage of the Permian Period characterized by significant marine sedimentation and the diversification of early Permian life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakmarian canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic stage
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ |
| biostratigraphicMarkers |
conodont zones
ⓘ
fusulinid zones ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
carbonate platform development in many basins
ⓘ
diversification of early Permian marine life ⓘ glacio‑eustatic sea‑level fluctuations ⓘ significant marine sedimentation ⓘ widespread shallow marine environments ⓘ |
| contains |
ammonoid faunas
ⓘ
brachiopod assemblages ⓘ conodont faunas ⓘ fusulinid foraminifera ⓘ marine invertebrate faunas ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
regional early Permian stages in North America
ⓘ
regional early Permian stages in Russia ⓘ regional early Permian stages in Western Europe ⓘ |
| end | approximately 290 million years ago ⓘ |
| era | Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| follows | Asselian ⓘ |
| lithology |
limestones
ⓘ
sandstones ⓘ shales ⓘ |
| locationOfTypeSection |
Ural Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Ural Mountains
|
| namedAfter | Sakmara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Asselian strata ⓘ |
| paleoclimate |
declining late Paleozoic glaciation
ⓘ
generally cool to temperate conditions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cisuralian Epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Cisuralian Series
Lower Permian Series ⓘ
surface form:
Early Permian
Permian Period ⓘ |
| precedes | Artinskian ⓘ |
| rank | stage ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| series | Cisuralian ⓘ |
| start | approximately 295 million years ago ⓘ |
| system |
Permian Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian System
|
| temporalPosition | early part of the Permian Period ⓘ |
| timeScale | International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ |
| underlies | Artinskian strata ⓘ |
| usedFor | global stratigraphic correlation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chronostratigraphy
ⓘ
paleobiogeographic studies ⓘ paleoclimatic reconstructions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.