Statherian
Statherian
| Hierarchy: | Precambrian Proterozoic Paleoproterozoic Statherian | ||||||||
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| Classification: | Period (as per International Commission on Stratigraphy) | ||||||||
| Top: | 1600 Ma | ||||||||
| Base: | 1800 Ma | ||||||||
| Preceeds: | Mesoproterozoic Calymmian | ||||||||
| Follows: | Orosirian | ||||||||
| Name origin: | From the Greek: σταθερός (statherós), meaning "stable, firm." | ||||||||
| GSSP: | Defined chronometrically | ||||||||
| Fossil Record Data via PaleoBioDB Taxa Count Key First appearance Extinction First appearance and extinction Related precursors |
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This period is defined chronometrically.
First complex single-celled life: protists with nuclei.
Columbia is the primordial supercontinent. Kimban Orogeny in Australian continent ends.
Yapungku Orogeny on Yilgarn craton, in Western Australia. Mangaroon Orogeny, 1680–1620 Ma, on the Gascoyne Complex in Western Australia.
Kararan Orogeny (1650– Ma), Gawler Craton, South Australia.
First complex single-celled life: protists with nuclei.
Columbia is the primordial supercontinent. Kimban Orogeny in Australian continent ends.
Yapungku Orogeny on Yilgarn craton, in Western Australia. Mangaroon Orogeny, 1680–1620 Ma, on the Gascoyne Complex in Western Australia.
Kararan Orogeny (1650– Ma), Gawler Craton, South Australia.
Geologic Events
| Event Name | Type | Age | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothian orogeny (concludes) | Orogeny | ~1750 - ~1500 Ma | Europe |
| Early Ruker orogeny (concludes) | Orogeny | 2000 - 1700 Ma | Antarctica |
| Svecofennian orogeny (concludes) | Orogeny | ~2000 - ~1750 Ma | Europe |
| Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent assembly (concludes) | Continental Assembly | 2125 ± 125 - 1780 ± 70 Ma | Global |
| Great Oxygenation Event (concludes) | Major Climatic Event | ~3500 - ~850 Ma | Global |
Overview of geological time
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