Guanshan biota
E782937
Guanshan biota is a fossil assemblage from the early Cambrian of China renowned for its exceptionally preserved soft-bodied marine organisms that illuminate early animal evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Konservat-Lagerstätte
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fossil assemblage ⓘ fossil biota ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | approximately 518–513 million years ago ⓘ |
| containsFossilGroup |
algae
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arthropods ⓘ brachiopods ⓘ echinoderms ⓘ sponges ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| fossilPreservation |
both hard parts and soft tissues
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three-dimensional soft-bodied fossils ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | early Cambrian ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Cambrian ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfScientificDescription |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse marine invertebrates
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insights into early animal evolution ⓘ soft-bodied fossil preservation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | storm-influenced offshore setting ⓘ |
| paleogeographicSetting | shallow marine shelf ⓘ |
| partOf | Cambrian explosion faunas ⓘ |
| preservationType | exceptional soft-tissue preservation ⓘ |
| region | eastern Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevance |
evolution of early marine ecosystems
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study of early metazoan diversification ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
origin of modern animal body plans
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phylogeny of early arthropods ⓘ taphonomy of soft-bodied organisms ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | paleontology ⓘ |
| significance |
bridges faunal composition between Chengjiang and later Burgess Shale-type faunas
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documents post-Chengjiang Cambrian communities ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Wulongqing Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRelation |
comparable in age to some Burgess Shale-type faunas
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younger than Chengjiang biota ⓘ |
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