Mirovia Ocean
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Mirovia Ocean was a hypothesized global ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Rodinia during the Neoproterozoic era.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical ancient ocean
ⓘ
paleoocean ⓘ |
| associatedWith | supercontinent Rodinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokeUpWith | Rodinia breakup ⓘ |
| classification | Neoproterozoic ocean ⓘ |
| disappearedBy | early Paleozoic ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
geological correlations between cratons
ⓘ
orogenic belts around Rodinia margins ⓘ paleomagnetic data ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Neoproterozoic era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Iapetus Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panthalassic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoDirectFossilRecord | true ⓘ |
| isGlobalOcean | true ⓘ |
| isHypothesized | true ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Neoproterozoic climatic and tectonic changes ⓘ |
| mayHaveInfluenced |
Neoproterozoic ocean circulation patterns
ⓘ
early evolution of complex life through environmental change ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Russian word for ‘global’ or ‘world’ (mirovoy) ⓘ |
| precededBy | oceans of earlier Proterozoic supercontinents ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Rodinia supercontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
supercontinent cycle ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical and reconstructed ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| surrounded | Rodinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicContext | formed around assembled supercontinent Rodinia ⓘ |
| timeFrameApproximate | about 1.0 to 0.75 billion years ago ⓘ |
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