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One of the richest and best preserved pre-Cambrian fossils contains known anywhere in the world and has been recognized as an important site with what may be the oldest multicellular animal fossils in America and the oldest deep-water fossils in the world and the 5 km long strip of coastline was declared a nature reserve as this area is the oldest biota with the oldest known Ediacaric fossils. On 17 July 2016, the site eventually became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve is a wilderness area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located at the southeastern tip of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is home to the namesake Mistaken Point Formation, which contains one of the most diverse and well-preserved collections of Precambrian fossils in the world. Ediacaran fossils discovered at the site constitute the oldest known remnants of multicellular life on Earth.
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