PPT-I. The Precambrian

Vendian II Paleozoic A Cambrian 544490 mya B Ordovician 490443 mya C Silurian 443417 mya inverts Brachipods begin to dominate 80 of all individuals C Silurian 443417 mya. - Vendian. II. Paleozoic. A. Cambrian (544-490 mya). B. Ordovician (490-443 mya). C. Silurian (443-417 mya). - inverts. Brachipods begin to dominate; 80% of all individuals. C. Silurian (443-417 mya). Important Terminology. The Geologic Column. Eonothem. Erathems. Systems. Eonothem. Erathems. Systems. Eon. Era. Periods. Chronostratigraphic. Geochronologic. Two Sets of Terminology. Precambrian. Phanerozoic. Canada’s Geologic History. - By carefully analyzing landforms, rocks and fossils. - A fossil of an animal that was around on earth at a particular time in history. Index Fossils. 4, 600, 000, 000 years ago. Coral Evolution. Naming Corals. Hermatypic .  build reefs and possess zooxanthellae (= zooxanthellate). Ahermatypic .  don’t build reefs or possess zooxanthellae (= azooxanthellate). BUT. - not all zooxanthellate corals build reefs. In depth: chapter 19. Geologic Time Scale. Examining layers of sedimentary rock, scientists have put together a chronology of Earth’s history.. It is divided into 4 Eras:. 1. Precambrian (3.5 . bya. To learn how the geologic timeline was made and how the length of the various periods are different. Agenda. Progress reports – need to be signed by Parent/guardian. Geologic History Notes. Project –highlights. AND . tau. Fe. . AS INDICATORS OF MICROBIAL BIOCYCLING AND REDOX PROCESSES IN PRECAMBRIAN PALEOSOLS AND . PALEOSAPROLITES. Steven G. Driese . Department of Geosciences and . Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Baylor University, Waco, TX. The Geologic Column. Eonothem. Erathems. Systems. Eonothem. Erathems. Systems. Eon. Era. Periods. Chronostratigraphic. Geochronologic. Two Sets of Terminology. Precambrian. Phanerozoic. Eonothem. Patrick Maloney. 1. , Stanley Mertzman. 1,. Darrell Henry. 2. , David Mogk. 3. , Paul Mueller. 4. , and David Foster. 4. . 1. Franklin and Marshall College, . 2. Louisiana State Univ.,. 3. Montana State Univ., . Chpt. . . 11. Overview. Ediacaran Biota appears in the Upper Precambrian-Lower Cambrian some 565 Mya—evolutionary relationship to metazoans is unresolved and may be nonexistent.. Earth was encased in a sheet of ice 1 km thick (snowball Earth) two to four times between 725 and 635 Mya, limiting evolution of organisms in pre-cambrian (. Bonneville High School. Mr. Walker. Water and Life. The origin and maintenance of life on earth depends on water. . Allows the basic . biomolecules. .. Lipids. Carbohydrates. Nucleic Acids. Proteins. During late 2015 new discoveries of Neoproterozoic metazoans were made in the Bafq Region of Central Iran by a joint Iranian - Australian expedition, hosted by the Iranian Geological Survey and t Aravalli–Bundelkhand. . Cratons. . Singhbhum. . craton. . . Bastar. . Craton. Western . Dharwar. . Craton. Eastern . Dharwar. . Craton. CRATON?. SHIELD?. Any Difference?. Aravalli-Bundelkhnad. book for . testing purposes. Some pictures in this slideshow may show a slightly different version. Neither is right or wrong, just different interpretations.. Geologic time is divided into giant chunks of time called .