Archean Eon

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological eon
gptkbp:atmosphere lacked free oxygen
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Eoarchean_Era
gptkb:Mesoarchean_Era
gptkb:Neoarchean_Era
gptkb:Paleoarchean_Era
gptkbp:duration about 1.5 billion years
gptkbp:endDate about 2.5 billion years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Proterozoic_Eon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archean Eon
gptkbp:lifeForm gptkb:Bacteria
prokaryotes
gptkbp:notableFor emergence of life
formation of stromatolites
formation of Earth's first stable continental crusts
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Precambrian_Supereon
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hadean_Eon
gptkbp:significantEvent beginning of plate tectonics
formation of banded iron formations
formation of greenstone belts
gptkbp:startDate about 4 billion years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eon
gptkb:Precambrian
gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5