Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada

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Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada is a globally significant fossil site and UNESCO World Heritage location renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Ediacaran-period soft-bodied organisms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fossil site ⓘ
paleontological site ⓘ
access guided tours only ⓘ
conservationGoal protection of in-situ fossil surfaces ⓘ
containsFossilsOf Ediacaran biota ⓘ
early complex multicellular life ⓘ
frond-like organisms ⓘ
rangeomorphs ⓘ
soft-bodied organisms ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
discoveryPeriod 1960s ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal heath and barrens ⓘ
geologicalAge late Ediacaran ⓘ
linked to: Ediacaran Period
geologicalPeriod Ediacaran ⓘ
linked to: Ediacaran Period
governingBody Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
hasFeature coastal cliffs ⓘ
extensive fossil-bearing bedding planes ⓘ
wave-cut rock platforms ⓘ
knownFor earliest large complex organisms ⓘ
exceptional preservation of soft-bodied fossils ⓘ
in-situ fossil assemblages on bedding planes ⓘ
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Newfoundland region

southeastern Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic coast ⓘ
Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
managedAs ecological reserve ⓘ
nearestCommunity Portugal Cove South ⓘ
partOf Avalon terrane ⓘ
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve ⓘ
protectedAreaDesignation Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
recognizedFor outstanding record of early multicellular life ⓘ
rockType fine-grained marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ
turbidites ⓘ
scientificDiscipline evolutionary biology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
significance globally significant Ediacaran fossil site ⓘ
key site for study of early animal evolution ⓘ
timeRangeOfFossils approximately 580–560 million years ago ⓘ
tourismType geotourism ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2016 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory Natural ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCriteria (viii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ

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Fractofusus → firstDescribedFrom → Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ
Ediacaran Period → importantFossilLocality → Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ
Furongian → upperBoundaryGSSP → Green Point, Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada
Rangeomorphs → notableLocality → Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada ⓘ