The Ediacara biota is a group of mysterious, multicellular life forms found in the fossil record before the Cambrian Era. Paleontologists are unsure how to classify them and some believe they were a “failed experiment” that went extinct. The period began 630 million years ago and includes about 100 different species, some of which are […]
Fossils from the Ediacaran period, before the Cambrian, have been found, with over 100 different types of organisms dating back 600 million years. Some of these ancient forms are related to modern animals, including representatives of modern phyla. Only three modern phyla are mostly accepted by scientists as having existed in the Ediacaran period, but […]
The Ediacara Period, named after the Ediacara Hills in South Australia, is a geological period from approximately 635 to 542 million years ago. It presents the earliest fossils of macroscopic multicellular life, including the “Ediacaran fauna”. The period began after the Marino Glaciation, the most severe planetary glaciation of the last billion years, and some […]
The Ediacaran Period (635-542 million years ago) saw the first known occurrence of multicellular organisms, including the Ediacaran fauna and other early examples of animals. Over 100 genera of Ediacaran organisms have been described, with some possibly being the origin of phyla such as molluscs and annelids. Iconic Ediacaran organisms include Dickinsonia, Yorgia, and Charnia. […]
