Hettangian stage
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hettangian | 2 |
| Hettangian Stage | 2 |
| Hettangian stage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hettangian stage Context triple: [Hettange-Grande, givesNameTo, Hettangian stage]
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A.
Pliensbachian
The Pliensbachian is a stage of the Early Jurassic period characterized by distinctive marine faunas and important ammonite biostratigraphy.
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B.
Toarcian
The Toarcian is a stage of the Early Jurassic period characterized by significant marine life diversification and notable oceanic anoxic events.
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C.
Siderian Period
The Siderian Period is the earliest division of the Paleoproterozoic, marked by widespread banded iron formation deposition and the initial rise of atmospheric oxygen on Earth.
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D.
Ediacaran Period
The Ediacaran Period was a late Precambrian geological interval, roughly 635–541 million years ago, marked by the emergence of some of the earliest large, complex multicellular life forms.
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E.
Tithonian
The Tithonian is the final age of the Late Jurassic period, marked by diverse marine life and significant evolutionary developments among dinosaurs and other vertebrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hettangian stage Target entity description: 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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A.
Pliensbachian
The Pliensbachian is a stage of the Early Jurassic period characterized by distinctive marine faunas and important ammonite biostratigraphy.
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B.
Toarcian
The Toarcian is a stage of the Early Jurassic period characterized by significant marine life diversification and notable oceanic anoxic events.
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C.
Siderian Period
The Siderian Period is the earliest division of the Paleoproterozoic, marked by widespread banded iron formation deposition and the initial rise of atmospheric oxygen on Earth.
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D.
Ediacaran Period
The Ediacaran Period was a late Precambrian geological interval, roughly 635–541 million years ago, marked by the emergence of some of the earliest large, complex multicellular life forms.
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E.
Tithonian
The Tithonian is the final age of the Late Jurassic period, marked by diverse marine life and significant evolutionary developments among dinosaurs and other vertebrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic stage
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ |
| associatedWith | post–Triassic–Jurassic extinction recovery ⓘ |
| belongsToEon |
Phanerozoic eon
ⓘ
linked to:
Phanerozoic Eon
|
| belongsToEra |
Mesozoic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesozoic Era
|
| chronology |
International Commission on Stratigraphy timescale
ⓘ
linked to:
International Chronostratigraphic Chart
|
| commonFossils |
ammonites
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ marine reptiles ⓘ |
| earliestAgeOf |
Jurassic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Jurassic Period
|
| environment | predominantly marine ⓘ |
| follows |
Rhaetian stage
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhaetian Stage
Triassic period ⓘ |
| lithostratigraphicUsage | Lower Jurassic formations worldwide ⓘ |
| lowerBoundaryDefinedBy |
firstAppearanceOfPsiloceras spelae group
ⓘ
firstAppearanceOfPsiloceras spelae tirolicum ⓘ |
| lowerGSSPCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| lowerGSSPLocation |
Karwendel Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Karwendel
Kuhjoch section ⓘ |
| lowerGSSPYearRatified | 2010 ⓘ |
| marks |
Triassic–Jurassic boundary
ⓘ
linked to:
Triassic–Jurassic extinction event
|
| namedAfter |
Hettange-Grande
ⓘ
Hettange-Grande, France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Early Jurassic epoch
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Jurassic
Jurassic period ⓘ
linked to:
Jurassic Period
Lower Jurassic series ⓘ
linked to:
Early Jurassic
Mesozoic era ⓘ
linked to:
Mesozoic Era
|
| precedes |
Sinemurian stage
ⓘ
linked to:
Pliensbachian
|
| rank |
age
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| standardAbbreviation | Het ⓘ |
| startOf |
Early Jurassic epoch
ⓘ
Jurassic period ⓘ
linked to:
Jurassic Period
Lower Jurassic series ⓘ
linked to:
Early Jurassic
|
| system |
Jurassic system
ⓘ
linked to:
Jurassic Period
|
| timeEndMa | 199.3 ⓘ |
| timeEndUncertaintyMa | 0.3 ⓘ |
| timeScaleColor | light blue (Jurassic standard color) ⓘ |
| timeStartMa | 201.3 ⓘ |
| timeStartUncertaintyMa | 0.2 ⓘ |
| upperBoundaryDefinedBy |
firstAppearanceOfVermiceras domeykanum
ⓘ
firstAppearanceOfVermiceras quantoxense ⓘ |
| usedIn |
geologic time scale
ⓘ
historical geology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
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Subject: Hettangian stage Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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