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Also known as Terreneuvian Epoch, Terreneuvian Series, Cambrian Series 1, Cambrian Epoch 1

The Terreneuvian or Early Cambrian is the lowermost and oldest series of the Cambrian geological system. Its base is defined by the first appearance datum of the trace fossil Treptichnus pedum around million years ago. Its top is defined as the first appearance of trilobites in the stratigraphic record around million years ago. This series' name was formally accepted by the International Commission on Stratigraphy in 2007.

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Terreneuvian
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Terreneuvian
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Mollweide Paleographic Map of Earth, 530 Ma (Fortunian Age).png
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A map of Earth as it appeared 530 million years ago during the Terreneuvian Series, Fortunian Stage
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Fortune Head GSSP, Newfoundland.jpg
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Delegates from the Ichnia 2012 conference inspect the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary at Fortune Head Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Cambrian
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Formal
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Cambrian Stage 1
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earth
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Global (ICS)
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ICS Time Scale
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Epoch
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Series
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Ed Landing, 2007
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Formal
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Appearance of the Ichnofossil Treptichnus pedum

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Terreneuvian
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The Terreneuvian or Early Cambrian is the lowermost and oldest series of the Cambrian geological system. Its base is defined by the first appearance datum of the trace fossil Treptichnus pedum around million years ago. Its top is defined as the first appearance of trilobites in the stratigraphic record around million years ago. This series' name was formally accepted by the International Commission on Stratigraphy in 2007.

The Fortunian stage and presently unnamed Cambrian Stage 2 are the stages within this series. The Terreneuvian corresponds to the pre-trilobitic Cambrian.

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