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EDIACARAN FAUNA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ediacaran fauna
1, record 1, English, Ediacaran%20fauna
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Ediacara fauna 2, record 1, English, Ediacara%20fauna
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The so-called Ediacara fauna, most prevalent in the Ediacara high-lands in Southern Australia, are the oldest fully authenticated multicellular animals. 3, record 1, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Ediacara fauna, a diverse assemblage of soft-bodied invertebrates, provides a rare glimpse of an early stage in the evolution of metazoan life. Fossiliferous beds of the late Precambrian Pound Quartzite are exposed in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia 2, record 1, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the appearance of the Ediacaran fauna signals not so much the attainment of multicellularity ... but the attainment of macroscopic size in animals. 4, record 1, English, - Ediacaran%20fauna
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faune d'Ediacara
1, record 1, French, faune%20d%27Ediacara
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les invertébrés macroscopiques ne sont présents que depuis 580 millions d'années. Les plus anciens animaux connus, qui constituent la faune d'Ediacara - parce qu'on a découvert leurs fossiles dans les monts d'Ediacara, au Sud de l'Australie - intriguent les paléontologues depuis leur découverte, il y a plus de 50 ans. 2, record 1, French, - faune%20d%27Ediacara
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au cours de ces dernières années la découverte d'une riche faune précambrienne est venue démontrer que la vie était déjà représentée à cette époque par des groupes très variés. Il s'agit de la «faune d'Ediacara», localité australienne située à 600 kilomètres au Nord de la ville d'Adélaïde. 3, record 1, French, - faune%20d%27Ediacara
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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