Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age 541 million years ago
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Precambrian-Cambrian boundary
gptkbp:definedIn first appearance of complex trace fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fortune_Head,_Newfoundland,_Canada
gptkbp:marksTransitionBetween gptkb:Cambrian_Period
gptkb:Ediacaran_Period
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
gptkbp:significance associated with the Cambrian explosion
marks the beginning of the Phanerozoic Eon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Treptichnus_pedum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8