pre-Cambrian supercontinent
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A pre-Cambrian supercontinent is a vast ancient landmass that assembled and broke apart before the Cambrian Period, representing one of Earth’s earliest large-scale continental configurations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological concept
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supercontinent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Snowball Earth events
NERFINISHED
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large igneous provinces ⓘ mantle dynamics ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
assembly of most continental crust
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craton amalgamation ⓘ global-scale rifting during breakup ⓘ large-scale orogeny ⓘ subsequent breakup into smaller continents ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Gondwana
NERFINISHED
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Laurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
craton correlations
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geochemical signatures ⓘ orogenic belts ⓘ paleomagnetic data ⓘ radiometric dating ⓘ sedimentary basin analysis ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cambrian paleocontinents ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Columbia
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Kenorland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaalbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation |
Precambrian Eon
NERFINISHED
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before Cambrian Period ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
exact configuration of continental blocks
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exact timing of assembly ⓘ exact timing of breakup ⓘ |
| influenced |
early biosphere evolution
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global climate ⓘ nutrient cycles ⓘ ocean circulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier continental fragments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Precambrian geology
NERFINISHED
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continental drift ⓘ paleogeography ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ supercontinent cycle ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geochronologists
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geologists ⓘ paleomagnetists ⓘ |
| timeSpan |
Archean Eon
NERFINISHED
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Proterozoic Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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