Ediacaran
/ (ˌiːdiːˈækərən) /
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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 Ediacaran the Ediacaran period or rock system
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Word Origin for Ediacaran
C20: named after the Ediacara Hills in the Flinders mountain range in South Australia
Words nearby Ediacaran
edging lobelia, edgy, edh, Édhessa, EDI, Ediacaran, edible, edible canna, edibles, edict, Edict of Nantes
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Scientific definitions for Ediacaran
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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