Ediacara biota

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:date approximately 635 to 541 million years ago
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ediacara_Hills
gptkbp:examines geologists
fossil records
paleontological studies
paleontological methods
gptkbp:exhibited_at the evolution of multicellularity
gptkbp:exhibits various body plans
gptkbp:first_described_by 1946
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ediacara biota
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Count
Dickinsonia
Tribrachidium
Charniodiscus
Spriggina
gptkbp:is_associated_with marine environments
the Cambrian explosion
the transition to complex life
gptkbp:is_characterized_by multicellular organisms
soft-bodied organisms
varied ecological niches
lack of hard parts
gptkbp:is_considered a precursor to the Cambrian fauna
the first known complex life forms
gptkbp:is_considered_as a key to understanding evolution
the precursors to modern animals
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:literary_work
fossil evidence
gptkbp:is_essential_for understanding biodiversity
paleoecology
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Australia
sedimentary rocks
various global locations
fossil sites
the geological record
gptkbp:is_influential_in paleobiology
gptkbp:is_known_for its unique morphology
gptkbp:is_noted_for its evolutionary significance
its diversity of forms
its enigmatic forms
gptkbp:is_part_of Ediacaran period
the fossil record
the history of multicellular life
gptkbp:is_related_to biological diversity
the history of life on Earth
the origins of animals
gptkbp:is_studied_in evolutionary biology
biologists
paleontologists
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Ediacara_Hills
gptkbp:represents the first complex multicellular life
gptkbp:significance understanding early animal evolution
the study of early life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mistaken_Point
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4