ðɪs dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ˈʌltᵻmətli ɪnðə dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛdɪˌækæɹən pˈiəɹɪəd, ðə fˈɜːst nˈuː dʒˌɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl pˈiəɹɪəd kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz.
This discovery resulted ultimately in the definition in 2004 of the Ediacaran Period, the first new geological period created in more than one hundred years.