Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:fossils
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
Burgess Shale formation Cambrian marine fauna development of vertebrate features early Cambrian ecosystems early chordate characteristics evolution of jaws |
| gptkbp:characteristics |
segmented body
dorsal nerve cord notochord pharyngeal slits post-anal tail |
| gptkbp:contribution |
knowledge of Cambrian explosion
|
| gptkbp:date |
Cambrian period
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Charles_Doolittle_Walcott
|
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1909
|
| gptkbp:educational_focus |
evolution of vertebrates
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
bilateral symmetry
complex structures soft-bodied organisms reproductive strategies segmentation diverse feeding strategies cephalization varied locomotion methods diversity of body plans |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burgess Shale chordates
|
| gptkbp:include |
gptkb:Pikaia
Myllokunmingia Haikouichthys |
| gptkbp:influence_on |
comparative anatomy
evolutionary biology molecular phylogenetics paleontology modern biology understanding of early life understanding of chordate evolution |
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
Burgess Shale deposits |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:preservation_type |
exceptional preservation
|
| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
paleoenvironmental conditions
fossilization processes early animal evolution |
| gptkbp:related_to |
deuterostomes
early vertebrates ecdysozoans lophotrochozoans |
| gptkbp:research_importance |
gptkb:Biology
paleoecology phylogenetics |
| gptkbp:significance |
early evidence of chordates
|
| gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of |
gptkb:fossils
developmental biology adaptive radiation evolutionary transitions Cambrian biodiversity. |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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