Marrella sp.

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genus
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1971
gptkbp:hasApplicationNumber biramous_limbs
gptkbp:hasCitations approximately 505 million years ago
gptkbp:hasColor unknown
gptkbp:hasFeature filter feeder
large compound eyes
gptkbp:hasFilm antennae
flattened body
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance provides insight into early marine ecosystems
gptkbp:hasHistory marine environments
gptkbp:hasLength up to 7 cm
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:hasOccupation benthic organism
gptkbp:hasRank genus
gptkbp:hasRecognition paleontological research
gptkbp:hasSibling soft-bodied fossil
gptkbp:hasStaff trilobite-like
gptkbp:hasStudentBody true
approximately 15
gptkbp:hasStudentOrganizations bilateral symmetry
carapace-like structure
gptkbp:hasTheme extensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marrella sp.
gptkbp:isCitedBy gptkb:Harry_B._Whittington
gptkbp:isConsidered a key taxon in evolutionary studies
a model organism for studying early life
an important fossil for biostratigraphy
early arthropod
a key species for understanding early arthropod evolution
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkb:Burgess_Shale_Formation
Cambrian_marine_deposits
gptkbp:isKnownFor fossil record
its unique morphology
its ecological diversity
multiple specimens
its unique appendages
gptkbp:isNotedFor preservation in fine-grained sediment
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
gptkb:phylum_Arthropoda
Cambrian period
fossil assemblages
marine food webs
Paleozoic era
Cambrian_marine_biodiversity.
early_Paleozoic_fauna
gptkbp:isRelatedTo arthropods
Marrellomorpha
other_Cambrian_fauna