Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada
E779340
Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada is a globally significant fossil site and UNESCO World Heritage location renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Ediacaran-period soft-bodied organisms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada canonical | 2 |
| Green Point, Newfoundland, Canada | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
fossil site ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| access | guided tours only ⓘ |
| conservationGoal | protection of in-situ fossil surfaces ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Ediacaran biota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early complex multicellular life ⓘ frond-like organisms ⓘ rangeomorphs ⓘ soft-bodied organisms ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal heath and barrens ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | late Ediacaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Ediacaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
extensive fossil-bearing bedding planes ⓘ wave-cut rock platforms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
earliest large complex organisms
ⓘ
exceptional preservation of soft-bodied fossils ⓘ in-situ fossil assemblages on bedding planes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
Newfoundland, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Newfoundland ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast
ⓘ
Avalon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedAs | ecological reserve ⓘ |
| nearestCommunity | Portugal Cove South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avalon terrane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignation | Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding record of early multicellular life ⓘ |
| rockType |
fine-grained marine sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
turbidites ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| significance |
globally significant Ediacaran fossil site
ⓘ
key site for study of early animal evolution ⓘ |
| timeRangeOfFossils | approximately 580–560 million years ago ⓘ |
| tourismType | geotourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Natural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria | (viii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Green Point, Newfoundland, Canada