Emu Bay Shale
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Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emu Bay Shale canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cambrian fossil deposit
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fossil Lagerstätte ⓘ geologic formation ⓘ |
| age | early Cambrian ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgess Shale
Chengjiang biota ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
arthropods
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early Cambrian marine fauna ⓘ non-mineralized tissues ⓘ soft-bodied organisms ⓘ trilobites ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
marine
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shelf setting ⓘ |
| fossilPreservationQuality | exceptional ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Cambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepositionalAge | Series 2 of the Cambrian ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse | scientific research and education ⓘ |
| hasFossilAssemblageType |
marine benthic community
ⓘ
nektonic organisms ⓘ |
| hasNotableFossilType |
eyes and visual systems in early arthropods
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soft-tissue preservation including guts and appendages ⓘ |
| hasPreservationMode |
carbonaceous compression
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mineral replacement of soft tissues ⓘ |
| hasScientificImportanceFor |
Cambrian explosion studies
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arthropod diversity ⓘ early animal evolution ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnitType | formation ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Adelaide Rift Complex
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surface form:
Adelaide Geosyncline region
|
| knownFor |
Burgess Shale-type fossil assemblage
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diverse marine invertebrate fauna ⓘ exceptional preservation of soft-bodied fossils ⓘ |
| lithology | shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Kangaroo Island ⓘ South Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emu Bay ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance |
evidence of early complex marine ecosystems
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insight into early evolution of arthropods ⓘ |
| preservationType | Konservat-Lagerstätte ⓘ |
| regionalContext | Kangaroo Island coastline ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleontology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ taphonomy ⓘ |
| state | South Australia ⓘ |
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