Ediacaran

Meanings

Adjective

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

Proper Noun

The Ediacaran period.

Noun

An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period.

Origin

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

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