Hypernym

era 2

noun

a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

Part_meronym

Proterozoic 1

noun

from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms

Cryogenian 1

noun

The Cryogenian is a geologic period that lasted from 850 to 635 million years ago.

Ediacaran Period 1

noun

the last geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era and of the Proterozoic Eon, immediately preceding the Cambrian Period, the first period of the Paleozoic Era and of the Phanerozoic Eon.

Tonian 1

noun

The Tonian is the first geologic period in the Neoproterozoic Era and lasted from 1000 to 850 million years ago.

Neoproterozoic 1

noundomain: time

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English

Definition

The Neoproterozoic is the unit of geologic time from 1,000 to 541 million years ago.

Examples

1.At the onset of the Neoproterozoic the supercontinent Rodinia, which had assembled during the late Mesoproterozoic, straddled the equator.

Part_holonym

Proterozoic 1

noun

from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms

Cryogenian 1

noun

The Cryogenian is a geologic period that lasted from 850 to 635 million years ago.

Ediacaran Period 1

noun

the last geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era and of the Proterozoic Eon, immediately preceding the Cambrian Period, the first period of the Paleozoic Era and of the Phanerozoic Eon.

Tonian 1

noun

The Tonian is the first geologic period in the Neoproterozoic Era and lasted from 1000 to 850 million years ago.

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