Ch 12 Proterozoic Eon

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Assembly of North America • Laurentia = Proterozoic combined landmass of North America and Greenland – Core of Laurentia was North American craton (now exposed in Canadian Shield) • Throughout Proterozoic time, Laurentia grew by continental accretion Earth History, Ch. 12 28
Assembly of Laurentia • First step in assembly of Laurentia was the fusion of six Archean protocontinents to form the stable craton – Suturing of protocontinents occurred from 1.95– 1.85 Ga – Trans-Hudson belt is metamorphosed suture zone between Superior protocontinent and Wyoming-Hearne protocontinent Earth History, Ch. 12 29
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Page 3 and 4: Modern stromatolite structure Earth
Page 5 and 6: Proterozoic bacterial filaments (pr
Page 7 and 8: Endosymbiont theory • Cytoskeleto
Page 9 and 10: Lynn Margulis • National Academy
Page 11 and 12: Early Proterozoic life 1.9 Ga proka
Page 13 and 14: Proterozoic acritarchs Bar scale =
Page 15 and 16: Neoproterozoic life • The evoluti
Page 17 and 18: animal embryos (570 Ma) from China
Page 19 and 20: Neoproterozoic life • Skeletal fo
Page 21 and 22: Addendum (2002 news!) Probable trac
Page 23 and 24: Oxygenation of the atmosphere • M
Page 25 and 26: Oxygenation of the atmosphere Fe ++
Page 27: Continental accretion • Lateral g
Page 31 and 32: Assembly of Laurentia • Second ma
Page 33 and 34: Midcontinent rift •Midcontinent R
Page 35 and 36: Earth History, Ch. 12 35
Page 37 and 38: Gravity survey Earth History, Ch. 1
Page 39 and 40: Assembly of the supercontinent Rodi
Page 41 and 42: Breakup of Rodinia—another failed
Page 43 and 44: Earth History, Ch. 12 43
Page 45 and 46: Iowa’s Precambrian record • Onl
Page 47 and 48: Sioux Quartzite southern Minnesota
Page 49 and 50: Snowball Earth?? Locations of known
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