Cambrian Explosion

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:associated_with development of hard body parts
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 million years
gptkbp:events diversification of marine life
evolution of vision
formation of reefs
development of ecosystems
first complex ecosystems
first evidence of predation
evolution of limbs
appearance of complex life
appearance of exoskeletons
appearance of hard shells
appearance of multicellularity
development of bilateral symmetry
establishment of food webs
first annelids
first arthropod predators
first arthropods
first brachiopods
first carnivores
first cephalopods
first chordates
first cnidarians
first crinoids
first echinoderms
first filter feeders
first gastropods
first herbivores
first mollusks
first scavengers
first sponges
first symbiotic relationships
first trilobites
first vertebrates
increase in body size
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:first_appearance many major animal phyla
gptkbp:followed_by Ordovician period
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Chengjiang_biota
gptkb:Maotianshan_Shale
Burgess Shale fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cambrian Explosion
gptkbp:impact evolution of life
gptkbp:includes gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:anomalocaridids
gptkb:opera
archaeocyathids
early chordates
gptkbp:influenced_by environmental changes
gptkbp:is_approximately 541 million years ago
gptkbp:is_characterized_by sudden increase in fossil diversity
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontologists
gptkbp:led_to modern animal life
gptkbp:notable_work geological activity
ecological interactions
predation pressure
genetic innovations
oxygen levels increase
gptkbp:occurs_in Cambrian period
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
gptkbp:significance rapid diversification of life
gptkbp:theory causes of diversification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3