GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
E786456
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
geological stratotype section
geological time scale boundary marker
The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9231032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Context triple: [Ediacaran Period, boundaryDefinedBy, GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia]
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Ediacara Hills, South Australia
Ediacara Hills, South Australia is a fossil-rich region renowned as one of the key sites where some of the oldest known complex multicellular life forms, the Ediacaran biota, were first discovered and studied.
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Riversleigh
Riversleigh is a renowned fossil site in northwestern Queensland, Australia, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of ancient mammals and other vertebrates that illuminate the continent’s evolutionary history.
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GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
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D.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Target entity description: The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
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A.
Ediacara Hills, South Australia
Ediacara Hills, South Australia is a fossil-rich region renowned as one of the key sites where some of the oldest known complex multicellular life forms, the Ediacaran biota, were first discovered and studied.
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B.
Riversleigh
Riversleigh is a renowned fossil site in northwestern Queensland, Australia, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of ancient mammals and other vertebrates that illuminate the continent’s evolutionary history.
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C.
GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
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D.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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E.
Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Description of subject: The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
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