Neoproterozoic Era

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geologic era subdivision of the Proterozoic Eon

The Neoproterozoic Era was the final era of the Proterozoic Eon, marked by global “Snowball Earth” glaciations and the emergence of early multicellular life leading up to the Cambrian explosion.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Cryogenian Period 2
Ediacaran 1
Ediacaran Period 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic era ⓘ
subdivision of the Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
associatedWith cap carbonate deposits ⓘ
evolution of early algae ⓘ
evolution of early animals ⓘ
evolution of early fungi ⓘ
evolution of early protists ⓘ
large negative carbon isotope excursions ⓘ
characterizedBy appearance of Ediacaran biota ⓘ
assembly of the supercontinent Pannotia ⓘ
breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia ⓘ
emergence of early multicellular life ⓘ
global Snowball Earth glaciations ⓘ
prelude to the Cambrian explosion ⓘ
rise of atmospheric oxygen levels ⓘ
widespread continental glaciation ⓘ
chronostratigraphicRank era ⓘ
contains Neoproterozoic Era self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cryogenian Period

Ediacaran Period ⓘ
Neoproterozoic Era self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tonian Period
duration approximately 459 million years ⓘ
endTime 541 million years ago ⓘ
approximately 541 million years ago ⓘ
environmentalChange changes in ocean chemistry ⓘ
major climatic fluctuations ⓘ
followedBy rapid diversification of animal life in the Cambrian ⓘ
follows Mesoproterozoic Era ⓘ
geochronologicRank era ⓘ
includesEvent Gaskiers glaciation ⓘ
Marinoan glaciation ⓘ
Snowball Earth glaciations ⓘ
surface form: Snowball Earth episodes

Sturtian glaciation ⓘ
includesFossilAssemblage Ediacaran biota ⓘ
surface form: Ediacaran fauna

acritarch microfossils ⓘ
soft-bodied macrofossils ⓘ
locationOf glacial deposits on multiple continents ⓘ
namedAfter Greek words for “new” and “earlier life” ⓘ
overlapsWith evolution of complex multicellularity ⓘ
partOf Precambrian Supereon ⓘ
Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
precededBy Mesozoic glaciations of the Proterozoic ⓘ
precedes Cambrian Period ⓘ
Paleozoic Era ⓘ
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
startTime 1.0 billion years ago ⓘ
approximately 1000 million years ago ⓘ
temporalPosition late Precambrian ⓘ
usedIn geologic time scale ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neoproterozoic Era → contains → Neoproterozoic Era self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tonian Period
Neoproterozoic Era → contains → Neoproterozoic Era self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cryogenian Period
Precambrian Supereon → contains → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ediacaran Period
Precambrian Supereon → contains → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cryogenian Period
Precambrian Supereon → contains → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Mesoproterozoic Era → followedBy → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Paleozoic Era → follows → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Cnidaria → fossilRecordExtendsBackTo → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ediacaran
Flinders Ranges → geologicalAge → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neoproterozoic
supercontinent Pannotia → geologicalEra → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
subject surface form: Pannotia
Ediacaran biota → locatedInTime → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Proterozoic Eon → subdivision → Neoproterozoic Era ⓘ