Guadalupian Epoch

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The Guadalupian Epoch is a middle subdivision of the Permian characterized by significant marine biodiversity followed by major ecological changes leading toward the end-Permian mass extinction.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Guadalupian epoch 4
Guadalupian Epoch canonical 3
Guadalupian 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic epoch ⓘ
associatedWith Capitanian mass extinction event ⓘ
characterizedBy climatic fluctuations ⓘ
extensive carbonate platform development ⓘ
high marine biodiversity ⓘ
reef ecosystems ⓘ
significant faunal turnovers ⓘ
chronostratigraphicRank series ⓘ
containsAge Capitanian Age ⓘ
linked to: Capitanian age

Roadian Age ⓘ
Wordian Age ⓘ
linked to: Wordian age
end approximately 259.8 million years ago ⓘ
followedByEvent Lopingian biotic crises ⓘ
follows Cisuralian Epoch ⓘ
geochronologicRank epoch ⓘ
GSSPBaseDefinedBy first appearance of conodont Jinogondolella nankingensis ⓘ
GSSPBaseLocation Stratotype section in Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, USA ⓘ
GSSPDefined yes ⓘ
ICSColorCode medium blue for Middle Permian on ICS charts ⓘ
leadsToward end-Permian mass extinction ⓘ
linkedTo large-scale carbonate sedimentation ⓘ
oceanic anoxia episodes ⓘ
tectonic activity related to Pangea assembly ⓘ
lowerBoundaryDefinedBy base of Roadian Age ⓘ
marineFaunaIncludes ammonoids ⓘ
brachiopods ⓘ
conodonts ⓘ
fusulinid foraminifera ⓘ
rugose corals ⓘ
sponges ⓘ
namedAfter Guadalupe Mountains ⓘ
partOf Paleozoic Era ⓘ
Permian Period ⓘ
positionInPeriod Middle Permian ⓘ
precededByEvent Cisuralian marine radiations ⓘ
precedes Lopingian Epoch ⓘ
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
standardAbbreviation Guadalupian ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
start approximately 272.3 million years ago ⓘ
stratotypeRegion Guadalupe Mountains region of West Texas and New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupe Mountains
terrestrialFaunaIncludes parareptiles ⓘ
therapsids ⓘ
terrestrialFloraIncludes gymnosperms ⓘ
seed ferns ⓘ
timeScale Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
timeScaleAuthority International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ
upperBoundaryDefinedBy base of Wuchiapingian Age ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Permian Period → hasSubdivision → Guadalupian Epoch ⓘ
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction → occursIn → Guadalupian epoch ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Cisuralian Epoch → followedBy → Guadalupian Epoch ⓘ
Guadalupian Epoch → standardAbbreviation → Guadalupian ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Lopingian Epoch → follows → Guadalupian Epoch ⓘ
Therapsids → firstAppearance → Guadalupian ⓘ
subject linked to: therapsids
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Delaware Basin → stratigraphyIncludes → Guadalupian Series ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Capitanian age → partOf → Guadalupian epoch ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Wordian age → partOf → Guadalupian epoch ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch
Wordian age → subdivides → Guadalupian epoch ⓘ
linked to: Guadalupian Epoch