Tonian

first period of the Neoproterozoic Era
Thing system Q743343
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Tonian

Summary

Tonian is a system[1]. Tonian ranks in the top 7% of system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tonian's instance of is recorded as system[3].
  • Tonian's instance of is recorded as period[4].
  • Tonian followed Stenian[5].
  • Tonian was followed by Cryogenian[6].
  • Tonian is part of Neoproterozoic[7].
  • Tonian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
  • Tonian's Commons category is recorded as Tonian[9].
  • Tonian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FEBF4E[10].
  • Tonian began on -1000000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Tonian ended on -720000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Tonian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tonian[13].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Neoproterozoic[7], an era[14] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].

Why It Matters

Tonian ranks in the top 7% of system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).[2] Tonian has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Tonian is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . 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. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tonian. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tonian
MLA “Tonian.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tonian.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tonian_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tonian}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tonian}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 3Q7eYj
    Instance of system, period
    Start time -1000000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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