Life: The Science of Biology
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The factors that favored the success of the Ediacaran biota.
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Ediacaran fossils are the strata formed by organisms found in the Ediacaran period. It is a period that lasted from about 635 to 542 million years ago (mya). Ediacaran strata are a unique collection of soft-bodied, mostly sessile organisms that are conserved as fossil impressions.
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