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Ediacaran.

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

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adj/ɛdiˈakəɹən/UK
  1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

name/ɛdiˈakəɹən/UK
  1. The Ediacaran period.

Where this word comes from

From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

noun/ɛdiˈakəɹən/UK
  1. An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period.

Where this word comes from

From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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