Terreneuvian
E413992
The Terreneuvian is the earliest age of the Cambrian Period, marking the beginning of the Phanerozoic Eon and the widespread appearance of complex animal life in the fossil record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terreneuvian canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic age
ⓘ
stratigraphic stage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cambrian explosion ⓘ |
| belongsToEon |
Phanerozoic Eon
ⓘ
surface form:
Phanerozoic
|
| belongsToEra | Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
Cambrian Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambrian System
|
| biostratigraphicSignificance |
appearance of many bilaterian animal groups
ⓘ
onset of diverse metazoan body fossils ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
early trilobite evolution
ⓘ
small shelly fossils ⓘ trace fossils indicating increased animal activity ⓘ widespread appearance of complex animal life ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicUnit |
series
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | marine-dominated sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cambrian Series 2 ⓘ |
| follows |
Ediacaran
ⓘ
Ediacaran Period ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
early skeletal metazoans
ⓘ
first widespread complex animal traces ⓘ |
| GSSPLocatedIn | Fortune Head, Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ |
| lithostratigraphicType | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ |
| lowerBoundary | base of Cambrian ⓘ |
| marks | onset of Phanerozoic-style ecosystems ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Terreneuvius (Latinized form of Newfoundland) ⓘ |
| namedFor |
island of Newfoundland
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
|
| paleontologicalSignificance |
beginning of abundant macroscopic skeletal fossils
ⓘ
transition from Ediacaran-type biota to Cambrian fauna ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cambrian Period
ⓘ
Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ediacaran Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Ediacaran
|
| precedes |
Middle Cambrian
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambrian Series 2
|
| rank | lower Cambrian ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| startBoundaryDefinedBy |
first appearance of complex trace fossils
ⓘ
first appearance of widespread complex animal life in the fossil record ⓘ |
| startBoundaryMarks |
base of Cambrian
ⓘ
base of Phanerozoic ⓘ |
| startOf | Cambrian Period ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition |
earliest age of the Cambrian
ⓘ
lowest series of the Cambrian ⓘ |
| timeScale | International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ |
| upperBoundary | base of Cambrian Series 2 ⓘ |
| usedFor | global correlation of earliest Cambrian rocks ⓘ |
| usedIn | International Commission on Stratigraphy timescale ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.