Wordian age
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The Wordian age is a middle Permian subdivision of geologic time characterized by significant marine and terrestrial faunal developments prior to the major biotic crises later in the period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wordian Age | 1 |
| Wordian age canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Wordian age Context triple: [Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction, precededBy, Wordian age]
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Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
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Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
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C.
Dark Ages
The Dark Ages is a historical term, now largely outdated, that refers to the early medieval period in Europe, traditionally characterized as a time of cultural and economic decline following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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Gondarine period
The Gondarine period was a significant era in Ethiopian history marked by the rise of Gondar as the imperial capital, noted for its distinctive stone castles, flourishing arts, and religious architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wordian age Target entity description: The Wordian age is a middle Permian subdivision of geologic time characterized by significant marine and terrestrial faunal developments prior to the major biotic crises later in the period.
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A.
Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
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B.
Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
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C.
Dark Ages
The Dark Ages is a historical term, now largely outdated, that refers to the early medieval period in Europe, traditionally characterized as a time of cultural and economic decline following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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E.
Gondarine period
The Gondarine period was a significant era in Ethiopian history marked by the rise of Gondar as the imperial capital, noted for its distinctive stone castles, flourishing arts, and religious architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic unit
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
carbonate platform development in the Permian Basin
ⓘ
diverse marine invertebrate assemblages ⓘ terrestrial vertebrate faunas on Pangea ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
significant marine faunal developments
ⓘ
significant terrestrial faunal developments ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | middle part of the Permian ⓘ |
| contains | Wordian Stage (stratigraphy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | regional Permian stages in Eurasia ⓘ |
| definedBy |
biostratigraphic markers
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lithostratigraphic criteria in type area ⓘ |
| endTime | ~265.1 million years ago ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | predominantly warm climatic conditions ⓘ |
| fallsWithin |
Paleozoic era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phanerozoic eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Roadian age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPDefinedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation | Guadalupian Series stratotype section, Guadalupe Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPStatus | ratified ⓘ |
| hasRank |
age
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Guadalupe Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Word Formation ⓘ |
| namedBy |
P. B. King
NERFINISHED
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R. E. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guadalupian epoch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | middle stage of the Guadalupian ⓘ |
| precedes | Capitanian age ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | late Permian biotic crises ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardUnitFor | middle Permian time correlation ⓘ |
| startTime | ~268.8 million years ago ⓘ |
| stratotypeRegion |
Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas, USA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivides | Guadalupian epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeScale | ICS geologic time scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Permian basin stratigraphy
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global chronostratigraphy ⓘ paleontological correlation ⓘ |
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Subject: Wordian age Description of subject: The Wordian age is a middle Permian subdivision of geologic time characterized by significant marine and terrestrial faunal developments prior to the major biotic crises later in the period.
Referenced by (2)
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