Mesoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic
| Hierarchy: | Precambrian Proterozoic Mesoproterozoic | ||||||||
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| Classification: | Era (as per International Commission on Stratigraphy) | ||||||||
| Top: | 1000 Ma | ||||||||
| Base: | 1600 Ma | ||||||||
| Preceeds: | Neoproterozoic Tonian | ||||||||
| Follows: | Paleoproterozoic Statherian | ||||||||
| Primary Divisions: | StenianEctasianCalymmian | ||||||||
| FGDC code: | Y | ||||||||
| Fossil Record Data via PaleoBioDB Taxa Count Key First appearance Extinction First appearance and extinction Related precursors |
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The earliest period of Earth's history where a respectable geological record still survives.
Geologic Events
| Event Name | Type | Age | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Ruker / Nimrod orogeny | Orogeny | 1000 ± 150 Ma | Antarctica |
| First sexual reproduction (concludes) | Evolutionary event | ~1200 Ma | Global |
| Grenville orogeny (begins) | Orogeny | 1250 - 980 Ma | Northern America, Scotland |
| Sveconorwegian orogeny (concludes) | Orogeny | ~1250 - ~900 Ma | Europe |
| Rodinia assembly (concludes) | Continental Assembly | ~1300 - ~900 Ma | Global |
| Ur joins Rodinia (concludes) | Continental Assembly | ~1300 - 1071 Ma | Global |
| Kibaran orogeny | Orogeny | 1400 - 1000 Ma | Mid to Southern Africa |
| Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent breakup | Continental Breakup | 1425 ± 75 - 1250 ± 50 Ma | Global |
| Gothian orogeny (concludes) | Orogeny | ~1750 - ~1500 Ma | Europe |
| Great Oxygenation Event (concludes) | Major Climatic Event | ~3500 - ~850 Ma | Global |
Overview of geological time
List all geological events
