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Ectasian
Proterozoic
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The second period of the Mesoproterozoic era, spanning 1.4 billion to 1.2 billion years ago. Like the preceding Calymmian, the Ectasian is characterized by continued stabilization and expansion of cratonic platform covers across the continents.
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