GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
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Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
geological stratotype section
geological time scale boundary marker
The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9231032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Context triple: [Ediacaran Period, boundaryDefinedBy, GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia]
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A.
Ediacara Hills, South Australia
Ediacara Hills, South Australia is a fossil-rich region renowned as one of the key sites where some of the oldest known complex multicellular life forms, the Ediacaran biota, were first discovered and studied.
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B.
Riversleigh
Riversleigh is a renowned fossil site in northwestern Queensland, Australia, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of ancient mammals and other vertebrates that illuminate the continent’s evolutionary history.
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C.
GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
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D.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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E.
Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GSSP at Enorama Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Target entity description: The GSSP at Enorama Creek in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia is the internationally designated reference section that marks the base of the Ediacaran Period in the geological time scale.
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A.
Ediacara Hills, South Australia
Ediacara Hills, South Australia is a fossil-rich region renowned as one of the key sites where some of the oldest known complex multicellular life forms, the Ediacaran biota, were first discovered and studied.
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B.
Riversleigh
Riversleigh is a renowned fossil site in northwestern Queensland, Australia, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved remains of ancient mammals and other vertebrates that illuminate the continent’s evolutionary history.
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C.
GSSP at Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan (base of Asselian)
The GSSP at Aidaralash Creek in Kazakhstan is the internationally designated reference stratigraphic section that marks the base of the Asselian Stage and thus the beginning of the Permian Period in the geologic time scale.
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D.
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
The Rhynie Chert fossil locality is a famous Early Devonian site in Scotland renowned for its exceptionally preserved early land plants, arthropods, and microorganisms that provide key insights into the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
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E.
Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
ⓘ
geological stratotype section ⓘ geological time scale boundary marker ⓘ |
| ageUnit | million years ago ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInMa | 635 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marinoan glaciation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-glacial cap carbonate sequence ⓘ |
| boundaryBetween | Ediacaran Period and Cryogenian Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicRank | period-system boundary ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| definesBaseOf | terminal Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedBy | International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposes | late Neoproterozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Neoproterozoic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| globalStandardName | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Ediacaran System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Commission on Stratigraphy Subcommission on Neoproterozoic Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
glaciomarine deposits
ⓘ
marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Enorama Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Flinders Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksBaseOf |
Ediacaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ediacaran Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ediacaran System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Brachina Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilpena Pound region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Cryogenian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | International Chronostratigraphic Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Commission on Stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceFor | base of Ediacaran in geological time scale ⓘ |
| region | Adelaide Rift Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGeologicUnit |
Ediacara Group
GENERATED
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Wilpena Group GENERATED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
Neoproterozoic geology
ⓘ
chronostratigraphy ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicContext | transition from Marinoan glacial deposits to overlying cap carbonates ⓘ |
| stratigraphicSignificance | first formally ratified period-level GSSP in the Precambrian ⓘ |
| timeEquivalentTo | base of Ediacaran Period ⓘ |
| underlies | Cambrian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
definition of Ediacaran fossil-bearing intervals
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global correlation of late Neoproterozoic strata ⓘ |
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