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Ediacaran biota

life science Maturity 11-13

Long ago, strange life lived in the sea.

Charnia Spun.jpg
Charnia Spun.jpg
Some looked like soft leaves. Some looked like round discs.
DickinsoniaCostata.jpg
DickinsoniaCostata.jpg
They were very old. They lived before most animals. They are gone now. Do you think they were pretty?

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File:Ediacaran ecosystem diorama NMNH.jpg
Ediacaran ecosystem diorama NMNH.jpg
File:oldest multi-cellular animal.jpg
oldest multi-cellular animal.jpg
File:Cyanobacterial-algal mat.jpg
Cyanobacterial-algal mat.jpg
File:Charniodiscus.png
Charniodiscus.png
File:Doushantou Embryo Yinetal2007.jpg
Doushantou Embryo Yinetal2007.jpg
File:Cyclomedusa cropped.jpg
Cyclomedusa cropped.jpg
File:Charnia Spun.jpg
Charnia Spun.jpg
File:DickinsoniaCostata.jpg
DickinsoniaCostata.jpg
File:Spriggina Floundensi 4.png
Spriggina Floundensi 4.png
File:Ediacaran trace fossil.jpg
Ediacaran trace fossil.jpg
File:Yorgia trace.jpg
Yorgia trace.jpg
File:Diorama of the Ediacaran biota at the Field Museum in Chicago.jpg
Diorama of the Ediacaran biota at the...

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