Edi·a·car·an
| \ ˌē-dē-ˈa-k(ə-)rən
, -ə-ˈker-ən, -ˈka-rən \
, -ə-ˈker-ən, -ˈka-rən \
variants:
or less commonly Ediacara \
ˌē-dē-ˈa-k(ə-)rə
, -ə-ˈker-ə , -ˈka-rə
\
, -ə-ˈker-ə , -ˈka-rə
\
Definition of Ediacaran
: being or belonging to an assemblage of extinct multicellular marine organisms of the Late Precambrian era
Ediacaran fauna
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“Ediacaran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ediacaran. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of Ediacaran was in 1959
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