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Guy M. Narbonne is a Canadian paleontologist and professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. His research focuses on early complex life, with a specialization in the Ediacaran biota, the oldest known communities of multicellular organisms. He is prominently recognized for his extensive fieldwork and studies at Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, a site famous for its deep-water fossil preservation.
He has also conducted research on Ediacaran deposits in Australia and Canada's Mackenzie Mountains.
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What does Guy M. Narbonne study?
Guy M. Narbonne studies early complex life, especially the Ediacaran biota. His work focuses on fossils and ecosystems from the interval before the Cambrian explosion.
Where does Guy M. Narbonne teach?
Narbonne is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. His research is closely associated with the university's paleontology and Earth sciences programs.
What is the Ediacaran biota?
The Ediacaran biota consists of large and structurally complex organisms that lived roughly 575 to 542 million years ago. These communities predate most familiar Cambrian animal fossils and include forms whose relationships to modern animals remain debated.
What is the Avalon explosion?
The Avalon explosion is a proposed radiation of complex organisms around 575 million years ago during the Ediacaran Period. The name comes from the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, where important fossil communities were found.
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