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Ediacaran
/ ˌiːdiːˈækərən /
adjective
- of, denoting, or formed in the last 50 million years of the Neoproterozoic era, during which a new texturally and chemically distinctive carbonate layer appeared, indicating climatic change
noun
- the Ediacaranthe Ediacaran the Ediacaran period or rock system
Ediacaran
/ ē′dē-ä′kə-rən /
- Relating to a group of fossilized organisms that are the earliest known remains of multicellular life. They are soft-bodied marine life forms that date from between 560 and 545 million years ago, during the late Precambrian Eon.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ediacaran1
C20: named after the Ediacara Hills in the Flinders mountain range in South Australia
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