Cambrian

first period of the Paleozoic Era
Thing period Q79064
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Cambrian

Summary

Cambrian is a period[1]. Cambrian ranks in the top 6% of period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,246 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cambrian's instance of is recorded as period[3].
  • Cambrian's instance of is recorded as system[4].
  • Cambria is named after Cambrian[5].
  • Cambrian followed Ediacaran[6].
  • Cambrian was followed by Ordovician[7].
  • Cambrian is part of Paleozoic[8].
  • Cambrian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
  • Cambrian's Commons category is recorded as Cambrian[10].
  • Cambrian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 7FA056[11].
  • Cambrian comprises Terreneuvian[12].
  • Cambrian comprises Cambrian Series 2[13].
  • Cambrian comprises Miaolingian[14].
  • Cambrian comprises Furongian[15].
  • Cambrian began on -538800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Cambrian ended on -486850000-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Cambrian's significant event is recorded as Cambrian explosion[18].
  • Cambrian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cambrian[19].
  • Cambrian's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Cambrian's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Cambrian's type locality is recorded as Fortune Head[22].
  • Cambrian's exact match is recorded as http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Cambrian[23].
  • Cambrian's named by is recorded as Adam Sedgwick[24].
  • Cambrian's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • Cambrian's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Geology[26].
  • Cambrian's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Geological periods[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period[3] and system[4].

Origins

Cambria is named after Cambrian[5].

Use and Application

Components include Terreneuvian[12], an epoch[28]; Cambrian Series 2[13], an epoch[29]; Miaolingian[14], an epoch[30]; and Furongian[15], an epoch[31]. Part of include Paleozoic[8], an era[32] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].

Why It Matters

Cambrian ranks in the top 6% of period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,246 views/month).[2] Cambrian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Cambrian is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    End time -486850000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Significant event Cambrian explosion
    Named by Adam Sedgwick
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 37786, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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