Ediacaran period

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy soft-bodied multicellular organisms
gptkbp:climate generally cold, post-glacial
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Avalon_assemblage
gptkb:Nama_assemblage
gptkb:White_Sea_assemblage
gptkbp:continent formation of supercontinent Pannotia
supercontinent Rodinia breaking up
gptkbp:duration about 96 million years
gptkbp:endDate 538.8 million years ago
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2004
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Aspidella
gptkb:Charniodiscus
gptkb:Fractofusus
gptkb:Andiva
gptkb:Ausia
gptkb:Bonata
gptkb:Cyanorus
gptkb:Gureevella
gptkb:Khatyspytia
gptkb:Palaeoplatoda
gptkb:Pectinifrons
gptkb:Praecambridium
gptkb:Shaanxilithes
gptkb:Skinnera
gptkb:Tirasiana
gptkb:Vaveliksia
gptkb:Yelovichnus
gptkb:Zolotytsia
gptkb:Charnia
gptkb:Cyclomedusa
gptkb:Dickinsonia
gptkb:Kimberella
gptkb:Onega
gptkb:Ovatoscutum
gptkb:Palaeopascichnus
gptkb:Parvancorina
gptkb:Pteridinium
gptkb:Rangea
gptkb:Spriggina
gptkb:Swartpuntia
gptkb:Tribrachidium
gptkb:Vendia
gptkb:Yorgia
gptkb:Bradgatia
gptkb:Arkarua
Hallidaya
Hapsidophyllas
Karakhtia
Spriggia
Staurinidia
gptkbp:globalBoundaryStratotypeSectionAndPoint gptkb:Enorama_Creek_section,_Flinders_Ranges,_South_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ediacaran period
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ediacara_Hills,_South_Australia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ediacara_Hills
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
gptkbp:oceanChemistry increasing oxygen levels
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Neoproterozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cryogenian_period
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Union_of_Geological_Sciences
gptkbp:significance first appearance of large, complex multicellular life
marks the end of the Proterozoic Eon
gptkbp:significantEvent Gaskiers glaciation ends
appearance of first possible animal embryos
first large, complex multicellular organisms
possible earliest trace fossils
prelude to Cambrian explosion
rise of Ediacaran biota
gptkbp:startDate 635 million years ago
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf gptkb:Mistaken_Point_Formation
gptkb:Fermeuse_Formation
gptkb:Avalon_Group
gptkb:Blueflower_Formation
gptkb:Byng_Formation
gptkb:Doushantuo_Formation
gptkb:Khatyspyt_Formation
gptkb:Krol_Belt
gptkb:Krol_Formation
gptkb:Rawnsley_Quartzite
gptkb:Spitskop_Member
gptkb:Ust'-Pinega_Formation
gptkb:White_Sea_Group
gptkb:Zimnie_Gory_Formation
gptkb:Ediacara_Member
Nama Group
gptkbp:stratotypeLocation gptkb:Enorama_Creek,_Flinders_Ranges,_South_Australia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aspidella
gptkb:Mistaken_Point_Formation
gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkb:Cnidaria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5