A Virtual Tour of the NMNH: Early Life
Ediacaran Diorama
Ediacara Hills, Australia, 570-543 Million Years Ago


Ediacara Hills, Australia
570-543 million years ago
Jellyfish and frondlike animals--probably related to sea anemones--are among the soft-bodied creatures modeled in this diorama. The models are based on fossils found in Australia's Ediacara Hills. These fossils represent indisputable evidence of multicelled life between 570 and 543 million years ago--just before the evolutionary explosion of animals recorded by the Burgess Shale fossils.


Early Life Main Page Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago Stromatolite Dickensonia Burgess Shale Diorama
Early Life
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