dˈʊɹɹɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, ɪnðɪ ˌɛdɪɐkˈɑːɹɹə hˈɪlz, sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə hiː dɪskˈʌvɚd ðɪ ˌɛdɪɐkˈɑːɹɹə bˌaɪoʊtˈɑː, ɐn ɐsˈɛmblɪdʒ ʌv sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈoʊst ˈeɪntʃənt ˈænɪməl fˈɑːsəlz nˈoʊn.
During 1946, in the Ediacara Hills, South Australia he discovered the Ediacara biota, an assemblage of some of the most ancient animal fossils known.