Proterozoic Eon

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Eon
gptkbp:atmosphere increase in atmospheric oxygen
gptkbp:characterizedBy the appearance of multicellular life
gptkbp:climate varied from glacial to warm
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 billion years
gptkbp:finish 541 million years ago
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Archean_Eon
gptkbp:foundedIn 2500 million years ago
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures banded iron formations
red_beds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proterozoic Eon
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Cryogenian_Period
Ediacaran Period
Tonian Period
gptkbp:livePerformance algae
early metazoans
stromatolites
gptkbp:notableEvent Snowball Earth events
development of eukaryotes
formation of supercontinents
Ediacaran biota emergence
appearance of the first arthropods
appearance of the first cnidarians
appearance of the first fungi
appearance of the first jellyfish
development of complex life forms
development of the first amphibians
development of the first annelids
development of the first bilateral animals
development of the first bryozoans
development of the first coral-like organisms
development of the first flowering plants
development of the first hominids
development of the first mammals
development of the first mollusks
development of the first terrestrial ecosystems
development of the first vertebrates
emergence of the first chordates
emergence of the first land animals
evolution of the first arthropods
evolution of the first birds
evolution of the first echinoderms
evolution of the first land plants
evolution of the first primates
evolution of the first reptiles
evolution of the first sponges
formation of the first ecosystems
formation of the first true animals
rise of multicellular organisms
Neoproterozoic_glaciations
Rodinia_supercontinent_formation
breakup_of_Rodinia
gptkbp:notableFeature sexual reproduction
cell differentiation
multicellularity
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Phanerozoic_Eon