Chengjiang fossil site

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age gptkb:Cambrian_period
about 518 million years old
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Haikouichthys
gptkb:Myllokunmingia
gptkb:anomalocaridids
worms
arthropods
sponges
early vertebrates
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Hou_Xian-guang
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1984
gptkbp:fossilRange Early Cambrian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chengjiang fossil site
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Yunnan_Province
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Chengjiang
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional preservation of soft-bodied organisms
early Cambrian fauna
gptkbp:preserves fossil specimen
gptkbp:significance provides insight into early animal evolution
evidence for Cambrian explosion
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2012
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
gptkb:Chengjiang_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6