Statements (35)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
fossil specimen
lagerstätte |
gptkbp:age |
gptkb:Cambrian_period
about 518 million years old |
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf |
gptkb:anomalocaridids
sponges brachiopods trilobites cnidarians early arthropods priapulids vetulicolians early vertebrates hallucigeniids |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Hou_Xian-guang
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1984
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chengjiang biota
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:China
gptkb:Yunnan_Province |
gptkbp:notableSite |
gptkb:Nectocaris
gptkb:Haikouichthys gptkb:Myllokunmingia gptkb:Diania gptkb:Fuxianhuia gptkb:Yunnanozoon |
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies |
over 200
|
gptkbp:preserves |
gptkb:Burgess_Shale-type
|
gptkbp:significance |
insight into Cambrian explosion
exceptional preservation of soft-bodied organisms |
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf |
gptkb:Maotianshan_Shale
|
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
2012
yes |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkb:Canadaspis_perfecta |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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