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'''Frondo Ediacar''' is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED].
[[File:Frondo_Ediacar_and_his_Mighty_Mighty_Rangeomorphs.jpg|thumb|"Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" (Front album cover).]]'''Frondo Ediacar''' is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED].


Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.
Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.


== History ==
== In the News ==
 
<gallery>
File:A_Field_Guide_to_Edible_Theropods.jpg|link=A Field Guide to Edible Theropods|''[[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]]'' is a book about preparing, cooking, serving, and eating various theropods. The latest edition has an introduction by Frondo Ediacar, describing his experiences in the upper Cretaceous as a boy.
 
File:T-Rex and Triceratops poster.jpg|link=T-Rex and Triceratops|Poster for ''[[T-Rex and Triceratops]]''. Courtesy [[Gnomon Chronicles Film Board]].
 
File:T-Rex and Triceratops - The Answer Is No.jpg|link=The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops|Publicity still for "[[The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops]]".
 
</gallery>
 
== Biography ==
 
* Early years - contributed to [[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]] at the age of seven after surviving five weeks alone in the late Cretaceous era (within a half-million years of the [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (nonfiction)|Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event]].  He would later write about this experience in the song "[[Asteroids Belt]]".
 
* Formed his first band of paleontologist-musicians, "Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" at the age of fourteen.
** The next day the band released their now-famous album of the same name to disappointing reviews.
** The prestigious ''Journal of Aberrant Paleontology'' called the album "a seemingly random re-evaluation of well-established paleontological music theory."
 
* "[[Small Shelly Fauna (album)|Small Shelly Fauna]]" ... the "difficult ''n''th album" (—[[Fell Swoop]])
 
* Breakthrough and fame ... the [[Avalon Explosion (album)|Avalon Explosion]] album.
 
* Accusations of genetically engineering dinosaur-musicians in violation of musician's union contract, and subsequent retirement from the music-paleontology business.
 
* Release of controversial single "[[You Made Your Mistaken Point]]" — Virgin Records subsequently revokes its contract with [[Frondo Ediacar Research Associates]], a heavy financial and emotional blow for [REDACTED]
 
* Solo work - commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums "[[Ocean Soup (album)|Ocean Soup]]" and "[[Trilobite Blues (album)|Trilobite Blues]]" ... what music critic [[Fell Swoop]] called (in a rare moment of decency) "critically becalmed".
 
* Collaborations with [[Feral Butler]] and [[Neon Diatom]] ...


TO_DO - history
* Recent work ...


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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TO_DO - film and video
TO_DO - film and video
== In the News ==
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Neptune Slaughter]]
* [[Neptune Slaughter]]
* [[Small Shelly Fauna (album)]]
* [[The Gnomon Chronicles Game]]
* [[The Gnomon Chronicles Game]]


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* [REDACTED] - model for Frondo Ediacar
* [REDACTED] - model for Frondo Ediacar
* [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (nonfiction)]]
== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran Ediacaran] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran_biota Ediacaran biota] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeomorph Rangeomorph] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_shelly_fauna Small shelly fauna] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_explosion Avalon explosion] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrian_explosion Cambrian explosion] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-Ediacaran_extinction End-Ediacaran extinction] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistaken_Point_Ecological_Reserve Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve]
=== Social media ===
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1517887492384600066 Post] @ Twitter (23 April 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1340005326834298880 Post] @ Twitter
* [https://www.facebook.com/GnomonChronicles/posts/2516481905143119 Post] @ Facebook


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[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:People]]
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[[Category:Paleontologists]]
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 19 July 2023

"Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" (Front album cover).

Frondo Ediacar is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED].

Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.

In the News

Biography

  • Formed his first band of paleontologist-musicians, "Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" at the age of fourteen.
    • The next day the band released their now-famous album of the same name to disappointing reviews.
    • The prestigious Journal of Aberrant Paleontology called the album "a seemingly random re-evaluation of well-established paleontological music theory."
  • Accusations of genetically engineering dinosaur-musicians in violation of musician's union contract, and subsequent retirement from the music-paleontology business.
  • Solo work - commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums "Ocean Soup" and "Trilobite Blues" ... what music critic Fell Swoop called (in a rare moment of decency) "critically becalmed".
  • Recent work ...

Discography

TO_DO - discography

Film and video

TO_DO - film and video

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (23 April 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter
  • Post @ Facebook