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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:climate
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generally warm
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:anomalocaridids
gptkb:archaeocyathids
sponges
brachiopods
early chordates
hallucigenia
marella
opabinia
trilobites
wiwaxia
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gptkbp:continent
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fragmented continents
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Furongian
gptkb:Miaolingian
gptkb:Series_2
gptkb:Terreneuvian
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gptkbp:duration
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about 56 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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approximately 485 million years ago
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gptkbp:firstAppearance
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many major animal phyla
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Ordovician
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cambrian
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gptkbp:lake
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gptkb:Iapetus_Ocean
gptkb:Khanty_Ocean
gptkb:Paleo-Tethys_Ocean
gptkb:Panthalassic_Ocean
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cambria_(Wales)
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Adam_Sedgwick
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
rapid diversification of life
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkb:Chengjiang
gptkb:Sirius_Passet
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Ediacaran
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gptkbp:significance
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first period with abundant animal fossils
marks beginning of Phanerozoic Eon
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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development of complex ecosystems
evolution of hard body parts
first appearance of eyes
first appearance of predators
first reefs
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gptkbp:startDate
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approximately 541 million years ago
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gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel
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high
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gptkbp:yearNamed
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1835
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Castle_Mountain
gptkb:Ediacaran
gptkb:Canadaspis_perfecta
gptkb:Hudson_Highlands
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkb:Mount_Stephen_trilobite_beds
gptkb:WiWaxy_Peaks
gptkb:Yukness_Mountain
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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