Kaigas glaciation
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The Kaigas glaciation was an early Neoproterozoic ice age event in Earth's history, preceding the more extensive Sturtian glaciation and representing one of the planet's significant pre-Cryogenian glacial episodes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaigas glaciation canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciation event
ⓘ
paleoclimatic event ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South African geological record ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
older than Cryogenian glaciations
ⓘ
older than Marinoan glaciation ⓘ older than Sturtian glaciation ⓘ |
| climaticInterpretation | global cooling event ⓘ |
| debatedAspect | extent and global correlation ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
diamictites
ⓘ
glacial deposits ⓘ stratigraphic relationships ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sturtian glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Neoproterozoic sedimentary successions ⓘ |
| linkedTo | early Neoproterozoic tectonic and climatic evolution ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kaigas Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neoproterozoic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | older Proterozoic climatic events ⓘ |
| relativeAge | pre-Cryogenian ⓘ |
| researchField |
Neoproterozoic Earth history
ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| scaleComparedTo | less extensive than Sturtian glaciation ⓘ |
| significance | one of Earth’s significant pre-Cryogenian glacial episodes ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geologists
ⓘ
paleoclimatologists ⓘ |
| temporalPosition | early Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| timeScaleContext | pre-Cryogenian Neoproterozoic time interval ⓘ |
| uncertainty | age constraints are less well defined than for Sturtian and Marinoan glaciations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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