Rhynie chert

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age gptkb:Early_Devonian
about 407 million years old
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Aglaophyton
gptkb:Asteroxylon
gptkb:Horneophyton
gptkb:Nematophytes
gptkb:Rhynia
early myriapods
chytrid fungi
early mites
early springtails
lichen-like organisms
gptkbp:depot hot spring activity
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Mackie
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1912
gptkbp:featureType gptkb:fruit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhynie chert
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:locatedNear village of Rhynie
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional fossil preservation
preserved early arthropods
preserved early land plants
preserved fungi
gptkbp:preserves silicification
gptkbp:significance evidence of early arthropod-plant interactions
evidence of early land plant anatomy
evidence of plant-fungal symbiosis
insight into early terrestrial ecosystems
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus tentative list for World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4