The Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Mistaken_Point_Ecological_Reserve
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area 5.7 km²
gptkbp:contains Mistaken Point fossil site
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:established 1987
gptkbp:fossil_age gptkb:Ediacaran_Period
gptkbp:fossil_age_(million_years_ago) 565-560
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Department_of_Environment_and_Conservation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Ia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Avalon_Peninsula
gptkbp:location gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Portugal_Cove_South
gptkbp:notable_for Ediacaran fossils
oldest known large and complex multicellular life
gptkbp:notable_fossil_taxa gptkb:Aspidella
gptkb:Charniodiscus
gptkb:Fractofusus
gptkb:Pectinifrons
gptkb:Charnia
gptkb:Haootia
gptkb:Palaeopascichnus
gptkb:Rangea
gptkb:Bradgatia
gptkb:Beothukis
Thectardis
Fossil Rangeomorphs
Ivesheadia
Primocandelabrum
Trepassia
gptkbp:openToPublic guided tour only
gptkbp:protectedArea Fossil site
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria viii
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2016
yes
1497
gptkbp:website https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/natural-areas/wer/r-mpe/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canada's_Tentative_List
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7