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  1. Proterozoic - Wikipedia

    The Proterozoic is subdivided into three geologic eras (from oldest to youngest): the Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic. [8] It covers the time from the appearance of free oxygen in …

  2. Proterozoic Eon | Oxygen Crisis, Animals, & Facts | Britannica

    During the Proterozoic, the atmosphere and oceans changed significantly. Its rocks contain the fossil remains of bacteria and blue-green algae as well as the first oxygen-dependent animals.

  3. Proterozoic Eon—2.5 Billion to 541 MYA - U.S. National Park ...

    Apr 28, 2023 · The Proterozoic Eon is the most recent division of the Precambrian. It is also the longest geologic eon, beginning 2.5 billion years ago and ending 541 million years ago.

  4. The Proterozoic Eon - University of California Museum of ...

    The Precambrian is divided into three eons. From youngest to oldest, they are: the Proterozoic, the Archean, and the Hadean (this latter being an informal name).

  5. Proterozoic - New World Encyclopedia

    The Proterozoic eon is an interval of geologic time of nearly 2 billion years extending from about 2500 million years ago (mya) to about 542 mya.

  6. What Happened During the Proterozoic Eon? - Biology Insights

    Aug 1, 2025 · During the Proterozoic, Earth’s crust became more stable, with the formation and accretion of continental landmasses over roughly a billion years. This allowed for the development of …

  7. What is Proterozoic? - Earth.com

    It is meaning earlier life, is a geologic eon that follows the Archean. It represents the time just before the proliferation of complex life on Earth. This time period extended from 2.5 billion years ago (Ga) to …