Cryptozoic

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Cryptozoic is an older term for the Precambrian Supereon, the vast span of Earth's early history before abundant complex life appeared in the fossil record.

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Label Occurrences
Cryptozoic canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological supereon ⓘ
geological time division ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Precambrian Supereon ⓘ
approximateEndAge about 541 million years ago ⓘ
approximateStartAge about 4.54 billion years ago ⓘ
characterizedBy lack of abundant complex life in the fossil record ⓘ
contains development of Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ
development of Earth’s crust ⓘ
development of Earth’s oceans ⓘ
earliest evidence of life ⓘ
earliest known microfossils ⓘ
earliest known rocks ⓘ
first eukaryotic organisms ⓘ
first multicellular organisms ⓘ
rise of oxygen in atmosphere ⓘ
endBoundary start of the Cambrian Period ⓘ
etymology derived from Greek meaning “hidden life” ⓘ
followedBy Paleozoic Era ⓘ
includes Archean Eon ⓘ
Hadean Eon ⓘ
Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
partOf geologic time scale ⓘ
precedes Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
refersTo vast span of Earth’s early history ⓘ
startBoundary formation of Earth ⓘ
status older term ⓘ
supersededBy Precambrian ⓘ
timeScaleContext Precambrian time ⓘ
usedBy early 20th-century geologists ⓘ
usedIn historical geology literature ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Precambrian Supereon → alsoKnownAs → Cryptozoic ⓘ