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Ediacaran

third and final period of the Neoproterozoic Era
Thing period Q188654
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Summary

Ediacaran is a period[1]. Ediacaran draws 6,812 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #12 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: system[3]
  • Named after: Ediacara Hills[4]
  • Follows: Cryogenian[5]
  • Followed by: Cambrian[6]
  • Part of: Neoproterozoic[7], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8]
  • Commons category: Ediacaran[9]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: FED96A[10]
  • Start time: -635000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
  • End time: -538800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
  • IPA transcription: /ˌiːdiˈækərən/[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ediacaran[14]
  • Replaces: Vendian[15]
  • Different from: Vendian[16]
  • Type locality (geology): GSSP for the base of the Ediacaran[17]

Why It Matters

Ediacaran has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Ediacaran is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2023/09. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1ZVRBx
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  2. 23w ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Cambrian
    Type locality (geology) → GSSP for the base of the Ediacaran
    Named after → —
    Replaces → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country: Australia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777600145823"
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