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Neoproterozoic

Proterozoic

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The third and final era of the Proterozoic eon, spanning 1 billion to 538.8 million years ago and closing the Proterozoic. It includes the Cryogenian's severe Snowball Earth glaciations and the Ediacaran's rise of the Ediacaran biota, the first widespread fossil evidence of complex multicellular animal life, setting the stage for the Cambrian explosion.

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Rank
Era 1
Start (Million Years Ago)
1000 1
End (Million Years Ago)
538.8 1
Key Event
The earliest fossil evidence of metazoan radiation are found in the Ediacaran period, which included the namesaked Ediacaran biota. 1
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Anticipated By

Mesoproterozoic, Eras

Encompasses

Cryogenian, Eras
Ediacaran, Eras
Tonian, Eras

In Discipline

Geochronology, Disciplines

Part Of

Proterozoic, Eras
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1. Neoproterozoic (Wikipedia)
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spanning from 1 billion to 538.8 million years ago
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1. Neoproterozoic (Wikipedia)
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The earliest fossil evidence of metazoan radiation are found in the Ediacaran period, which included the namesaked Ediacaran biota.
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