Cryogenian (~ 720 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
0/20/60/0
Color RGB
R: 254 G: 204 B: 92
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Cryogenium
Français
Cryogénien
Italiano
Cryogeniano
English
Cryogenian (~ 720 Ma)
Origin of the Name

From krýos and génesis (Greek), meaning "cold" resp. "birth".

Historical Variants
Snowball Earth

Hierarchy and sequence

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Age

Age at top
  • Neoproterozoic (= Late Proterozoic)
Age at base
  • Neoproterozoic (= Late Proterozoic)
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