What Were the Ediacaran Fauna

Question

What were the Ediacaran fauna?
A) organisms that seem to be the first life on Earth
B) symbiotic organisms that evolved into cellular organelles
C) the first multicellular organisms found in the fossil record
D) the most ancient ancestors of organisms in kingdom Protista

Accepted Answer

The Ediacaran fauna refers to the first multicellular organisms found in the fossil record, dating back to the late Ediacaran period (about 635-541 million years ago). They are considered to be some of the earliest complex life forms on Earth, and included a variety of unique, soft-bodied organisms that are not closely related to any modern organism.