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gptkbp:instanceOf
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fossil specimen
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gptkbp:age
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about 508 million years
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:Anomalocaris
gptkb:Hallucigenia
gptkb:Marrella
gptkb:Nectocaris
gptkb:Opabinia
gptkb:Pikaia
gptkb:Wiwaxia
Canadia
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Charles_Doolittle_Walcott
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1909
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gptkbp:elevation
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about 2,300 meters
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Wonderful_Life_(book_by_Stephen_Jay_Gould)
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gptkbp:fossil
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marine invertebrates
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gptkbp:fossilDiversity
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over 200 species described
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gptkbp:geologicalAge
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gptkb:Cambrian
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Burgess Shale
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gptkbp:latitude
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51.4333
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Canadian_Rockies
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gptkbp:longitude
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-116.4667
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Field,_British_Columbia
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gptkbp:notableFor
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exceptional preservation of soft-bodied fossils
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Stephen_Formation
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gptkbp:preservationQuality
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soft tissues and fine details preserved
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Parks_Canada
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gptkbp:researchInstitutions
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gptkb:Royal_Ontario_Museum
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
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gptkbp:significance
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insight into Cambrian explosion
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gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf
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gptkb:Middle_Cambrian
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gptkbp:typeOfPreservation
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fossil specimen
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Canadian_Rocky_Mountain_Parks
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yoho_National_Park
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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