Neoarchean Era

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The Neoarchean Era was the final phase of the Archean Eon, marked by significant continental growth, stabilization of cratons, and the emergence of early oxygen-producing photosynthetic life.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neoarchean Era canonical 3
Neoarchean 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological era ⓘ
subdivision of the Archean Eon ⓘ
associatedWith banded iron formation deposition ⓘ
development of early sedimentary basins ⓘ
early oxygenation of surface environments ⓘ
early plate tectonic-style processes ⓘ
emergence of shallow marine platforms ⓘ
evolution of cyanobacteria-like organisms ⓘ
formation of proto-continents ⓘ
komatiitic volcanism ⓘ
microbial mat ecosystems ⓘ
stabilization of Archean cratons ⓘ
stromatolite development ⓘ
characterizedBy development of large stable continental blocks ⓘ
emergence of oxygen-producing photosynthetic life ⓘ
granite–greenstone terranes ⓘ
growth of continental lithosphere ⓘ
high heat flow from Earth’s interior ⓘ
intense volcanic activity ⓘ
major crustal differentiation ⓘ
significant continental growth ⓘ
stabilization of cratons ⓘ
widespread greenstone belts ⓘ
definedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
duration approximately 300 million years ⓘ
endMarkedBy increasing atmospheric oxygen trends ⓘ
transition to Paleoproterozoic tectonic regimes ⓘ
endTime 2500 million years ago ⓘ
follows Mesoarchean Era ⓘ
geologicTimeScaleRank era ⓘ
hasGlobalExtent Earth ⓘ
importantFor reconstruction of early atmosphere composition ⓘ
study of early biosphere development ⓘ
study of early continental evolution ⓘ
understanding early Earth tectonics ⓘ
isFinalEraOf Archean Eon ⓘ
leadsTo conditions for the Great Oxidation Event ⓘ
overlapsWith late Archean crust-forming events ⓘ
partOf Archean Eon ⓘ
precededBy low atmospheric oxygen levels ⓘ
precedes Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
startTime 2800 million years ago ⓘ
timeScaleType Precambrian ⓘ
typicalRockRecordIncludes chemical sedimentary rocks such as banded iron formations ⓘ
granitoid plutons ⓘ
metamorphosed volcanic sequences ⓘ
usedIn international geologic time scale ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Archean Eon → subdividedInto → Neoarchean Era ⓘ
Mesoarchean Era → followedBy → Neoarchean Era ⓘ
Siderian Period → follows → Neoarchean Era ⓘ
Ventersdorp Supergroup → geologicPeriod → Neoarchean ⓘ
linked to: Neoarchean Era
Fortescue Group → geologicAge → Neoarchean ⓘ
linked to: Neoarchean Era