end-Ediacaran extinction

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mass extinction event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
soft-bodied organisms
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ediacaran–Cambrian_extinction
gptkbp:cause gptkb:lake
environmental changes
changes in ocean chemistry
emergence of predation
oxygenation events
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Cambrian_explosion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label end-Ediacaran extinction
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Ediacaran_Period
approximately 541 million years ago
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
gptkbp:significance led to diversification of animal life in Cambrian
marked the end of the Ediacaran Period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cloudina
gptkb:Ediacaran_biota
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6