Rhaetian Stage
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The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic period, marked by significant marine extinctions and preceding the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhaetian Stage canonical | 1 |
| Rhaetian stage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8356815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhaetian Stage Context triple: [Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for base of Hettangian, follows, Rhaetian Stage]
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A.
Cisuralian Epoch
The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
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B.
Ludfordian Age
The Ludfordian Age is a late Silurian time interval characterized by significant marine biodiversity changes and notable graptolite and conodont fossil assemblages.
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C.
Lochkovian Epoch
The Lochkovian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Devonian Period, marking a time of significant diversification in early fish and terrestrial ecosystems.
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D.
Hettangian stage
The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
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E.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhaetian Stage Target entity description: The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic period, marked by significant marine extinctions and preceding the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.
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A.
Cisuralian Epoch
The Cisuralian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Permian, marking a time of significant diversification of terrestrial life and continued development of early amniotes following the late Paleozoic ice age.
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B.
Ludfordian Age
The Ludfordian Age is a late Silurian time interval characterized by significant marine biodiversity changes and notable graptolite and conodont fossil assemblages.
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C.
Lochkovian Epoch
The Lochkovian Epoch is the earliest subdivision of the Devonian Period, marking a time of significant diversification in early fish and terrestrial ecosystems.
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D.
Hettangian stage
The Hettangian stage is the earliest age of the Jurassic Period, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic era’s Jurassic system in the geologic time scale.
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E.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Triassic stage
ⓘ
geologic time interval ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
changes in ammonoid assemblages
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changes in conodont assemblages ⓘ changes in palynofloral assemblages ⓘ decline of many Triassic marine reptile groups ⓘ |
| biostratigraphicMarkers |
ammonoid biozones
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conodont biozones ⓘ palynological zones ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
faunal turnover before Triassic–Jurassic extinction
ⓘ
reef crises in shallow marine environments ⓘ significant marine extinctions ⓘ widespread marine regression and transgression events ⓘ |
| contains |
continental sedimentary successions
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marine sedimentary successions ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
upper part of Keuper in central Europe
ⓘ
upper part of Newark Supergroup in eastern North America ⓘ |
| endsWith | Triassic–Jurassic boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalChanges |
climatic instability before Jurassic
ⓘ
episodes of oceanic anoxia in some basins ⓘ perturbations in carbon cycle ⓘ |
| equivalentChron | Rhaetian Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Norian Stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
middle Norian substage ⓘ |
| isFinalStageOf |
Late Triassic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triassic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefines | top of Norian Stage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhaetian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Late Triassic
ⓘ
Upper Triassic Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInEon | Phanerozoic Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInEra | Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInPeriod | Triassic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSystem | Triassic System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Early Jurassic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hettangian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | stage ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | immediately precedes end-Triassic mass extinction ⓘ |
| timeSpan | latest Triassic ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefines |
Triassic–Jurassic boundary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
base of Hettangian Stage ⓘ base of Jurassic System ⓘ |
| usedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | International Chronostratigraphic Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhaetian Stage Description of subject: The Rhaetian Stage is the final stage of the Late Triassic period, marked by significant marine extinctions and preceding the Triassic–Jurassic boundary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhaetian stage