Ordovician

second period of the Paleozoic Era
Thing period Q62100
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Ordovician

Summary

Ordovician is a period[1]. Ordovician draws 5,226 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #10 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ordovician's instance of is recorded as period[3].
  • Ordovician's instance of is recorded as system[4].
  • Ordovices is named after Ordovician[5].
  • Ordovician followed Cambrian[6].
  • Ordovician was followed by Silurian[7].
  • Ordovician is part of Paleozoic[8].
  • Ordovician is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
  • Ordovician's Commons category is recorded as Ordovician[10].
  • Ordovician's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 009270[11].
  • Ordovician comprises Early Ordovician[12].
  • Ordovician comprises Middle Ordovician[13].
  • Ordovician comprises Late Ordovician[14].
  • Ordovician began on -486850000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Ordovician ended on -443100000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Ordovician's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ordovician[17].
  • Ordovician's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • Ordovician's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Ordovician's named by is recorded as Charles Lapworth[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period[3] and system[4].

Origins

Ordovices is named after Ordovician[5].

Use and Application

Components include Early Ordovician[12], a series[21]; Middle Ordovician[13], a series[22]; and Late Ordovician[14], a series[23]. Part of include Paleozoic[8], an era[24] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].

Influence

Things named for Ordovician include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event[25], an extinction event[26].

Why It Matters

Ordovician draws 5,226 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #10 of 34).[2] Ordovician has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ordovician is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Ordovician include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event[25], an extinction event[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . CGMW ICS colour codes. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    End time -443100000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named by Charles Lapworth
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