| Neoarchean era
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Neoarchean_era # light yellow
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text:"Followed by:"
text:^Proterozoic eon,
text:^Paleoproterozoic era
text:^and Siderian period
</timeline>
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| Mesoarchean era
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
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ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:25 start:2700
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id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Mesoarchean_era # light yellow
id:period value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend:Period # light red
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bar:period
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bar:eon color:eon
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bar:era color:era
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bar:period color:period
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text:^Paleoarchean era
pos:(15,95)
text:"Followed by:"
text:^Neoarchean era
</timeline>
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| Paleoarchean era
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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AlignBars = justify
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:100 start:3100
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:25 start:3100
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id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Archaean_eon # light purple
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Paleoarchean_era # light yellow
id:period value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend:Period # light red
id:black value:black
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BarData =
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bar:era
bar:period
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bar:eon color:eon
from:start till:end width:100 mark:none
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bar:era color:era
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bar:period color:period
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text:^Eoarchean era
pos:(15,95)
text:"Followed by:"
text:^Mesoarchean era
</timeline>
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| Eoarchean era
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:105 top:45
AlignBars = justify
Period = from:3500 till:3800
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:100 start:3500
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:25 start:3500
Colors =
id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Archaean_eon # light purple
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Eoarchean_era # light yellow
id:period value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend:Period # light red
id:black value:black
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BarData =
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bar:era
bar:period
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bar:eon color:eon
from:start till:end width:100
at:3550 mark:none text:Archaean~(2500-3800)
bar:era color:era
from:3600 till:3800 text:Eoarchean~(3600-3800)
bar:period color:period
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text:"Preceded by:"
text:^Hadean eon
pos:(15,95)
text:"Followed by:"
text:^Paleoarchean era
</timeline>
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| Archaean eon
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:100 top:45
AlignBars = justify
Period = from:2500 till:3800
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:2500
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:100 start:2500
Colors =
id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Archaean_eon # light purple
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Era # light yellow
id:black value:black
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BarData =
bar:eon
bar:era
PlotData=
width:100 align:center textcolor:black mark:(line,black)
bar:eon color:eon
from:2500 till:3800 # text:Archaean~(2500-3800)
bar:era color:era
from:2500 till:2800 text:Neoarchean~(2500-2800)
from:2800 till:3200 text:Mesoarchean~(2800-3200)
from:3200 till:3600 text:Paleoarchean~(3200-3600)
from:3600 till:3800 text:Eoarchean~(3600-3800)
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text:"Followed by:"
text:^Proterozoic eon and
text:^Paleoproterozoic era
</timeline>
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| Hadean eon
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:100 top:15
AlignBars = justify
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:4000
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:100 start:3800
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id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Hadean_eon # light purple
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Era # light yellow
id:black value:black
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BarData =
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bar:era
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bar:eon color:eon
from:3800 till:end mark:none shift:(0,-100) text:Hadean~(3800-ca 4500)
at:4500 mark:none text:Formation of~the Earth
at:4400 mark:(line,white) textcolor:black text:Oldest known~mineral (4400)
at:4100 mark:(line,white) textcolor:black text:Oldest known~rock (4100)
bar:era color:era
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text:"Followed by:"
text:^Archaean eon
text:^and Eoarchean era
</timeline>
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| Ediacaran period
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:135 top:45
AlignBars = justify
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:25 start:550
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:10 start:550
Colors =
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id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Neoproterozoic_era # light yellow
id:period value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend:Ediacaran_period # light red
id:black value:black
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BarData =
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bar:era
bar:period
PlotData=
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bar:eon color:eon
from:542 till:end width:100 mark:none
at:660 mark:none text:Proterozoic~(542-2500)
bar:era color:era
from:542 till:650 width:100 mark:none
at:640 mark:none text:Neoproterozoic~(542-1000)
bar:period color:period
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pos:(15,125)
text:"Followed by:"
text:^Phanerozoic eon,
text:^Paleozoic era and
text:^Cambrian period
</timeline>
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| Neoproterozoic era
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:135 top:60
AlignBars = justify
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:100 start:600
ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:25 start:550
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id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Proterozoic_eon # light purple
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Neoproterozoic_era # light yellow
id:period value:rgb(1,0.7,0.7) legend:Period # light red
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bar:era
bar:period
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bar:eon color:eon
from:542 till:end width:100 mark:none
at:1050 mark:none text:Proterozoic~(542-2500)
bar:era color:era
from:542 till:1000 # text:Neoproterozoic~(542-1000)
bar:period color:period
from:542 till:630 text:Ediacaran~(542-630)
from:630 till:850 text:Cryogenian~(630-850)
from:850 till:1000 text:Tonian~(850-1000)
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text:"Followed by:"
text:^Phanerozoic eon,
text:^Paleozoic era and
text:^Cambrian period
</timeline>
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| Proterozoic eon
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| Geologic timescale of the Precambrian
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:100 top:60
AlignBars = justify
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TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:1000
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id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) legend:Era # light yellow
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bar:era
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bar:eon color:eon
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bar:era color:era
from:542 till:1000 text:Neoproterozoic~(542-1000)
from:1000 till:1600 text:Mesoproterozoic~(1000-1600)
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text:"Followed by:"
text:^Phanerozoic eon
text:^and Paleozoic era
</timeline>
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| Precambrian
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| Geologic timescale
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| (millions of years ago)
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PlotArea = left:40 right:5 bottom:45 top:5
AlignBars = early
Period = from:0 till:4500
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:500 start:0
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id:age value:rgb(0.7,1,0.7) # light green
id:era value:rgb(1,1,0.7) # light blue
id:eon value:rgb(1,0.7,1) legend:Precambrian_eons # light purple
id:black value:black
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bar:eon color:eon
from:542 till:2500 text:"Proterozoic~(542-2500)"
from:2500 till:3800 text:"Archaean~(2500-3800)"
from:3800 till:end text:"Hadean~(3800-ca 4500)"
at:100 mark:none text:"Phanerozoic~(since 542)"
</timeline>
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