Lopingian Epoch
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The Lopingian Epoch is the final subdivision of the Permian Period, marked by significant evolutionary changes and culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lopingian Epoch canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic epoch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | largest mass extinction in Earth history ⓘ |
| biostratigraphy |
ammonoid zonation used for marine correlations
ⓘ
conodont zonation widely used for correlation ⓘ |
| boundaryDefinedBy | first appearance of conodont Hindeodus parvus ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
decline of many Paleozoic marine invertebrate groups
ⓘ
expansion of gymnosperm-dominated floras ⓘ major evolutionary turnover in marine life ⓘ radiation of advanced therapsids ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | series ⓘ |
| climate | generally warm and arid conditions on Pangea ⓘ |
| contains |
Changhsingian Age
ⓘ
Wuchiapingian ⓘ
surface form:
Wuchiapingian Age
|
| correlatesWith | upper Permian in older literature ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Permian–Triassic mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian–Triassic mass extinction event
|
| endsWith | boundary between Permian and Triassic periods ⓘ |
| endTime | 251.902 million years ago ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Loping, old name for Luoping region in China ⓘ |
| floralAssemblages |
Glossopteris floras in Gondwana
ⓘ
conifer-dominated forests in many regions ⓘ |
| follows | Guadalupian Epoch ⓘ |
| geochronologicRank | epoch ⓘ |
| GSSP |
Meishan section, South China
ⓘ
surface form:
Meishan section, Zhejiang, China
|
| linkedTo |
large-scale volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps
ⓘ
severe climatic and environmental perturbations ⓘ |
| marineFauna |
fusulinid foraminifera decline
ⓘ
rugose corals decline ⓘ trilobites approach extinction ⓘ |
| massExtinctionSeverity |
large fraction of terrestrial vertebrate species lost
ⓘ
over 80 percent of marine species lost ⓘ over 90 percent of marine species lost in some estimates ⓘ |
| namedBy | Amadeus William Grabau ⓘ |
| nameProposedIn | 1931 ⓘ |
| paleogeography |
extensive arid continental interiors
ⓘ
restricted marine basins around Pangea margins ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian Period ⓘ |
| positionInEra | final epoch of the Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| positionInPeriod | final epoch of the Permian Period ⓘ |
| precedes |
Triassic
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Triassic Epoch
|
| recognizedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| seaLevelTrend | overall regression of epicontinental seas ⓘ |
| startTime | 259.1 million years ago ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
supercontinent Pangaea
ⓘ
surface form:
supercontinent Pangea
|
| terrestrialFauna |
dicynodont herbivores
ⓘ
diverse therapsid assemblages ⓘ gorgonopsian predators ⓘ |
| timeScale |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
surface form:
International Commission on Stratigraphy timescale
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.