Paleoproterozoic Era

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The Paleoproterozoic Era was an early division of Earth's history marked by the stabilization of continental cratons, widespread banded iron formations, and the Great Oxidation Event that significantly increased atmospheric oxygen.

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Generate an image of the Paleoproterozoic Era (The Paleoproterozoic Era was an early division of Earth's history marked by the stabilization of continental cratons, widespread banded iron formations, and the Great Oxidation Event that significantly increased atmospheric oxygen.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic era ⓘ
subdivision of the Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
associatedWithLife cyanobacterial mats ⓘ
early eukaryote fossils (possible) ⓘ
prokaryotic life ⓘ
stromatolite abundance ⓘ
containsEvent Great Oxidation Event ⓘ
Huronian glaciation ⓘ
Lomagundi–Jatuli carbon isotope excursion ⓘ
major orogenic events on several cratons ⓘ
containsSubdivision Orosirian Period ⓘ
Rhyacian Period ⓘ
Siderian Period ⓘ
Statherian Period ⓘ
duration about 900 million years ⓘ
endTime approximately 1.6 billion years ago ⓘ
fieldOfStudy geology ⓘ
paleobiology ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ
follows Archean Eon ⓘ
hasConsequence change in ocean chemistry ⓘ
cooling of global climate ⓘ
drawdown of atmospheric methane ⓘ
possible trigger of Paleoproterozoic glaciations ⓘ
widespread oxidation of iron in oceans ⓘ
hasFeature abundant banded iron formations in marine sediments ⓘ
decline of banded iron formations toward its end ⓘ
formation of red beds ⓘ
oxidation of surface environments ⓘ
rise of atmospheric oxygen above trace levels ⓘ
sulfur mass-independent fractionation decline ⓘ
hasGeologicalRecord extensive metamorphic belts ⓘ
large igneous provinces ⓘ
rocks preserved on multiple cratons worldwide ⓘ
hasImpact establishment of modern-style biosphere–geosphere interactions ⓘ
long-term habitability of Earth ⓘ
hasKeyFeature first long-lived continental cratons ⓘ
hasKeyProcess biological production of oxygen by cyanobacteria ⓘ
development of plate tectonic style similar to modern ⓘ
global-scale orogeny ⓘ
growth of continental crust ⓘ
intense weathering of continental surfaces ⓘ
large-scale glaciations ⓘ
oxygenation of Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ
stabilization of continental cratons ⓘ
widespread formation of banded iron formations ⓘ
namedAfter Greek words for "ancient" and "earlier life" ⓘ
partOf Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
precedes Mesoproterozoic Era ⓘ
startTime approximately 2.5 billion years ago ⓘ

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

Proterozoic Eon → subdivision → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Vredefort Dome → geologicalPeriod → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Precambrian Supereon → contains → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Columbia → formedIn → Paleoproterozoic eon ⓘ
subject linked to: supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
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Nuna → formedIn → Paleoproterozoic eon ⓘ
subject linked to: supercontinent Columbia (Nuna)
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Mesoproterozoic Era → follows → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Great Oxidation Event → partOf → Paleoproterozoic era ⓘ
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Great Oxidation Event → timePeriod → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Statherian Period → partOf → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Statherian Period → geologicEra → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Siderian Period → partOf → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Siderian Period → era → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Rhyacian Period → partOf → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Rhyacian Period → era → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Orosirian Period → partOf → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Huronian glaciation → geologicalEon → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Huronian glaciation → geologicalEra → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Lomagundi–Jatuli carbon isotope excursion → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Mesabi Range → geologicAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Neoarchean Era → precedes → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
East European Craton → hasGeologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
linked to: Paleoproterozoic Era
Gunflint Range → geologicAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
linked to: Paleoproterozoic Era
Karelian orogeny → timeSpan → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Transvaal Supergroup → geologicAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Bushveld region → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Great Oxidation Event → tookPlaceIn → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Birimian terranes → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Trans-North China Orogen → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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Trans-North China Orogen → formedDuring → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Rhyacian System → partOf → Paleoproterozoic Eonothem ⓘ
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Rhyacian System → eonothem → Paleoproterozoic Eonothem ⓘ
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Rhyacian System → eon → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Gowganda Formation → geologicPeriod → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Lomagundi excursion → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic Eon ⓘ
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Turee Creek Group → timeSpan → Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
Labrador Trough → geologicalAge → Paleoproterozoic ⓘ
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