paleogeography
P3590
predicate
Indicates the historical geographic configuration and spatial relationships of landmasses, seas, and other Earth surface features during past geological periods.
Aliases (6)
- geologicalHistory ×5
- paleogeographyCharacteristic ×3
- biogeographicHistory ×1
- paleoGeography ×1
- paleogeographicOcean ×1
- paleogeographicOrigin ×1
Sample triples (33)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Araucariaceae | Mesozoic origin via predicate surface "geologicalHistory" → |
| Araucariaceae | diverse in Jurassic via predicate surface "geologicalHistory" → |
| Araucariaceae | widespread in Cretaceous via predicate surface "geologicalHistory" → |
| Australasian realm | long isolation from other landmasses via predicate surface "biogeographicHistory" → |
| Cathaya | once more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere via predicate surface "geologicalHistory" → |
| Cretaceous | continued separation of Gondwana → |
| Cretaceous | development of modern ocean basins → |
| Cretaceous | opening of the South Atlantic Ocean → |
| Devonian Period | Acadian orogeny → |
| Devonian Period |
Gondwana
→
surface form: "Gondwana supercontinent"
|
| Devonian Period | Laurussia continent → |
| Devonian Period | Variscan orogeny initiation → |
| Devonian Period | closing of Iapetus Ocean → |
| Dogger Bank | part of the submerged landscape known as Doggerland in prehistoric times via predicate surface "paleoGeography" → |
| Hell Creek Formation | coastal plain of Western Interior Seaway → |
| Jurassic | dominance of large continents and broad seaways → |
| Late Jurassic | large continental landmasses at lower latitudes → |
| Late Jurassic | widespread carbonate platforms → |
| Mesoproterozoic Era | development of large shallow epicontinental seas → |
| Mesoproterozoic Era | dominance of stable cratonic blocks → |
| Mesozoic Era | continents initially united as Pangaea → |
| Mesozoic Era | further fragmentation into modern continents → |
| Mesozoic Era | progressive separation into Laurasia and Gondwana → |
| Ordovician Period | Gondwana located near the South Pole → |
| Ordovician Period |
Laurentia
→
surface form: "Laurentia near the equator"
|
| Piedmont Plateau | formed from ancient folded and metamorphosed rocks of early mountain-building events via predicate surface "geologicalHistory" → |
| Pliocene epoch | continued closure of Central American Seaway via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic" → |
| Pliocene epoch | near-complete formation of Isthmus of Panama via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic" → |
| Pliocene epoch | strengthening of Gulf Stream circulation via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic" → |
| Silurian | extensive shallow continental shelves → |
| Solnhofen Limestone | northern margin of the Tethys Ocean → |
| Southern Uplands accretionary prism | Iapetus Ocean floor sediments via predicate surface "paleogeographicOrigin" → |
| Southern Uplands terrane | Iapetus Ocean via predicate surface "paleogeographicOcean" → |