Carnian age

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The Carnian age is an interval of the Late Triassic marked by significant climatic shifts and biotic changes, including early diversification of dinosaurs and other reptiles.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Carnian age canonical 2
Carnian 1
Carnian Pluvial Episode 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chronostratigraphic unit ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ
associatedWith Carnian Pluvial Episode ⓘ
linked to: Carnian age
characterizedBy changes in marine ecosystems ⓘ
changes in terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
diversification of other reptiles ⓘ
early diversification of dinosaurs ⓘ
increased rainfall in many regions ⓘ
major biotic changes ⓘ
significant climatic shifts ⓘ
widespread humid climate episode ⓘ
chronologicalPosition earliest age of the Late Triassic ⓘ
contains Julian substage ⓘ
Tuvalian substage ⓘ
correlatesWith regional terrestrial Triassic stages on multiple continents ⓘ
endTime approximately 227 million years ago ⓘ
follows Ladinian ⓘ
hasGSSPStatus GSSP not yet formally ratified (as of early 21st century) ⓘ
hasRank age ⓘ
namedAfter Carnic Alps ⓘ
partOf Late Triassic ⓘ
Triassic Period ⓘ
linked to: Triassic
precedes Norian ⓘ
startTime approximately 237 million years ago ⓘ
stratotypeRegion Southern Alps ⓘ
linked to: southern Alps
subdivisionOf Mesozoic Era ⓘ
timeSpan approximately 10 million years ⓘ
usedFor dating Triassic rock strata ⓘ
usedIn geologic time scale ⓘ
witnessed decline of some earlier reptile groups ⓘ
evolutionary changes in ammonoids ⓘ
evolutionary changes in conodonts ⓘ
radiation of early dinosaurs ⓘ
turnover in marine faunas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Late Triassic → startBoundary → Carnian age ⓘ
Carnian → associatedWith → Carnian Pluvial Episode ⓘ
subject linked to: Carnian age
linked to: Carnian age
Ischigualasto Formation → age → Carnian ⓘ
linked to: Carnian age
Pterosauria → firstAppearance → Carnian age ⓘ