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Ediacaran meaning

Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.

Using Ediacaran

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.
  • In the example corpus, ediacaran often appears in combinations such as: the ediacaran, ediacaran period, ediacaran biota.

Context around Ediacaran

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

late 1× see 1×

Often after:

period 3× biota 2× fauna 1× age 1× forms 1× assemblages 1× vendian 1×

Sentence patterns with Ediacaran

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

between the ediacaran and cambrian 1× elsewhere see ediacaran biota 1× in the ediacaran period 1× known as ediacaran biota 1× of the ediacaran assemblages e 1× of the ediacaran forms are 1× of the ediacaran on the 1× of the ediacaran period in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

around 550 million 1× however in 2004 1× nevertheless the definitions 1× now the new 1× other possible early 1× others acknowledge a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a completely differdom 1× as ediacaran biota 1× ediacaran vendian biota 1× ichnofossils are disputable 1× in south australia 1× la plata cratons 1×

Words around Ediacaran

Just before it in the word index:

edi 75 edhouse 3 edhilingui 3 edhi 4 edha 2 edh 3

Just after it in the word index:

edibe 3 edibility 3 edibiri 2 edible 369 edibles 123 edicha 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Ediacaran

  • In this selection, "ediacaran" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, late, see, period, biota and fauna stand out and add context to how "ediacaran" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between the ediacaran and cambrian and elsewhere see ediacaran biota. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ediacaran" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ediacaran

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Section HPF 07 Rise and fall of the Ediacaran (Vendian) biota. (11 words)

Other possible early fossils were found in Russia, England, Canada, and elsewhere (see Ediacaran biota ). (15 words)

P. 183. Absolute dating No dating has been possible at the type section of the Ediacaran Period in South Australia. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

This rising creates areas of higher altitude, where the air is cooler and ice is less likely to melt with changes in season, and it may explain the evidence of abundant glaciation in the Ediacaran period. (36 words)

Now the new research has shown that it was probably just one in a series of similar events, the first of which took place at least 571 million years ago during the late Ediacaran Period. (35 words)

Around 550 million years ago, on the boundary between the Ediacaran and Cambrian, the first group of cratons eventually fused again with Amazonia, West Africa and the Rio de la Plata cratons. (32 words)

Example sentences (12)

Now the new research has shown that it was probably just one in a series of similar events, the first of which took place at least 571 million years ago during the late Ediacaran Period.

The Ediacaran fauna has fascinated scientists for years, trying to figure out whether they were algae, fungi, animals, or a completely differdom.

Around 550 million years ago, on the boundary between the Ediacaran and Cambrian, the first group of cratons eventually fused again with Amazonia, West Africa and the Rio de la Plata cratons.

However, in 2004, the International Union of Geological Sciences ratified the Ediacaran age to be a geological age of the Neoproterozoic, ranging from to million years ago.

Nevertheless, the definitions of the lower and upper boundaries of the Ediacaran on the basis of chemostratigraphy and ichnofossils are disputable.

Other possible early fossils were found in Russia, England, Canada, and elsewhere (see Ediacaran biota ).

Others acknowledge a few possible or even likely relationships but feel that most of the Ediacaran forms are representatives of unknown animal types.

P. 183. Absolute dating No dating has been possible at the type section of the Ediacaran Period in South Australia.

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Recent work has shown that some of the Ediacaran assemblages (e.g. Mistaken Point ) were in deep water, below the photic zone, and that the organisms were not dependent on endosymbiotic photosynthesisers.

Section HPF 07 Rise and fall of the Ediacaran (Vendian) biota.

These were most commonly known as Vendian biota until the formal naming of the Period, and are currently known as Ediacaran biota.

This rising creates areas of higher altitude, where the air is cooler and ice is less likely to melt with changes in season, and it may explain the evidence of abundant glaciation in the Ediacaran period.

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Common combinations with ediacaran

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An example: "Now the new research has shown that it was probably just one in a series of similar events, the first of which took place at least 571 million years ago during the late Ediacaran Period." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ediacaran" from authentic English texts.
What does "ediacaran" mean?
Ediacaran means: Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.
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