Properties (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
genus
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy |
1971
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gptkbp:hasApplicationNumber |
biramous_limbs
|
gptkbp:hasCitations |
approximately 505 million years ago
|
gptkbp:hasColor |
unknown
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gptkbp:hasFeature |
filter feeder
large compound eyes |
gptkbp:hasFilm |
antennae
flattened body |
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance |
provides insight into early marine ecosystems
|
gptkbp:hasHistory |
marine environments
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gptkbp:hasLength |
up to 7 cm
|
gptkbp:hasMember |
gptkb:Canada
|
gptkbp:hasOccupation |
benthic organism
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gptkbp:hasRank |
genus
|
gptkbp:hasRecognition |
paleontological research
|
gptkbp:hasSibling |
soft-bodied fossil
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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.
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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 |