Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event
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The Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event was a major rise in Earth’s atmospheric and oceanic oxygen levels during the Neoproterozoic Era, linked to profound climatic shifts and the emergence of complex multicellular life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
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oxygenation event ⓘ paleoclimatic event ⓘ |
| affects |
Earth atmosphere
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Earth oceans ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NOE
NERFINISHED
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Neoproterozoic Oxygenation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ediacaran biota
NERFINISHED
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changes in iron cycle ⓘ changes in sulfur cycle ⓘ global-scale glaciations ⓘ increase in ecosystem complexity ⓘ post-glacial greenhouse conditions ⓘ profound climatic shifts ⓘ rise of metazoans ⓘ |
| enables |
emergence of complex multicellular life
ⓘ
evolution of animals ⓘ evolution of large eukaryotes ⓘ |
| evidencedBy |
carbon isotope excursions
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chromium isotope signatures ⓘ fossil record of early animals ⓘ iron speciation data ⓘ molybdenum concentrations in shales ⓘ sulfur isotope records ⓘ trace metal enrichments ⓘ |
| hasCause |
biological oxygen production by photosynthesis
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burial of organic carbon ⓘ changes in nutrient cycling ⓘ evolution of marine photosynthetic microorganisms ⓘ increased weathering of continental crust ⓘ tectonic reorganization ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of oxic surface oceans
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increased redox stratification of oceans ⓘ oxygenation of deep oceans ⓘ rise in atmospheric oxygen levels ⓘ rise in oceanic oxygen levels ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncertainEndTime | approximately between 560 and 540 million years ago ⓘ |
| hasUncertainStartTime | approximately between 800 and 750 million years ago ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Gaskiers glaciation
NERFINISHED
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Marinoan glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowball Earth glaciations NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturtian glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
Cryogenian Period
NERFINISHED
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Ediacaran Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonian Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neoproterozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRelation |
after Great Oxidation Event
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before Phanerozoic oxygenation ⓘ |
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