Guadalupian Epoch
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The Guadalupian Epoch is a middle subdivision of the Permian characterized by significant marine biodiversity followed by major ecological changes leading toward the end-Permian mass extinction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guadalupian Epoch canonical | 3 |
| Guadalupian | 1 |
| Guadalupian epoch | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic epoch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitanian mass extinction event
|
| characterizedBy |
climatic fluctuations
ⓘ
extensive carbonate platform development ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ reef ecosystems ⓘ significant faunal turnovers ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | series ⓘ |
| containsAge |
Capitanian age
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitanian Age
Roadian Age ⓘ Wordian age ⓘ
surface form:
Wordian Age
|
| end | approximately 259.8 million years ago ⓘ |
| followedByEvent | Lopingian biotic crises ⓘ |
| follows | Cisuralian Epoch ⓘ |
| geochronologicRank | epoch ⓘ |
| GSSPBaseDefinedBy | first appearance of conodont Jinogondolella nankingensis ⓘ |
| GSSPBaseLocation | Stratotype section in Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, USA ⓘ |
| GSSPDefined | yes ⓘ |
| ICSColorCode | medium blue for Middle Permian on ICS charts ⓘ |
| leadsToward |
Permian–Triassic mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
end-Permian mass extinction
|
| linkedTo |
large-scale carbonate sedimentation
ⓘ
oceanic anoxia episodes ⓘ tectonic activity related to Pangea assembly ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedBy | base of Roadian Age ⓘ |
| marineFaunaIncludes |
ammonoids
ⓘ
brachiopods ⓘ conodonts ⓘ fusulinid foraminifera ⓘ rugose corals ⓘ sponges ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guadalupe Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paleozoic Era
ⓘ
Permian Period ⓘ |
| positionInPeriod | Middle Permian ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | Cisuralian marine radiations ⓘ |
| precedes | Lopingian Epoch ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ |
| standardAbbreviation |
Guadalupian Epoch
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalupian
|
| start | approximately 272.3 million years ago ⓘ |
| stratotypeRegion |
Guadalupe Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalupe Mountains region of West Texas and New Mexico
|
| terrestrialFaunaIncludes |
parareptiles
ⓘ
therapsids ⓘ |
| terrestrialFloraIncludes |
gymnosperms
ⓘ
seed ferns ⓘ |
| timeScale | Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ |
| timeScaleAuthority | International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefinedBy | base of Wuchiapingian Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guadalupian epoch
this entity surface form:
Guadalupian