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Neoproterozoic meaning

Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Tonian, Cryogenian and Ediacaran periods from about 1000 to 544 million years ago, when algae and sponges flourished.

Using Neoproterozoic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Tonian, Cryogenian and Ediacaran periods from about 1000 to 544 million years ago, when algae and sponges flourished.
  • In the example corpus, neoproterozoic often appears in combinations such as: the neoproterozoic, neoproterozoic which.

Context around Neoproterozoic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

age 1× ranging 1× sediments 1× rock 1× era 1×

Sentence patterns with Neoproterozoic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the neoproterozoic which occurred 1× during the neoproterozoic era including 1× during the neoproterozoic which would 1× eruptions of neoproterozoic age are 1× hypothesis many neoproterozoic sediments had 1× in the neoproterozoic rock record 1× of the neoproterozoic ranging from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

emerging evidence suggests 1× extensive lava flows 1× geologists usually place 1× however in 2004 1× long before the 1× palaeomagnetic measurements have 1×

Common sentence endings:

million years ago 2× billion years ago 1× is in question 1× of the cryogenian 1× of their deposition 1× the snowball hypothesis 1×

Words around Neoproterozoic

Just before it in the word index:

neoprene 13 neopolitan 2 neopoints 3 neoplatonists 5 neoplatonist 9 neoplatonism 10

Just after it in the word index:

neoptolemus 8 neopythagorean 2 neora 2 neorealism 18 neorealist 6 neorealists 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Neoproterozoic

  • In this selection, "neoproterozoic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, age, ranging and sediments stand out and add context to how "neoproterozoic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the neoproterozoic which occurred and during the neoproterozoic era including. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neoproterozoic" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neoproterozoic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Emerging evidence suggests that the Earth underwent a number of glaciations during the Neoproterozoic, which would stand strongly at odds with the snowball hypothesis. (24 words)

Extensive lava flows and volcanic eruptions of Neoproterozoic age are found on most continents, evidence for large scale rifting about 750 million years ago. (24 words)

However, in 2004, the International Union of Geological Sciences ratified the Ediacaran age to be a geological age of the Neoproterozoic, ranging from to million years ago. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Geologists usually place the start of plate tectonics at about 3 billion years ago, while the new hypothesis puts the process in a much younger era known as the Neoproterozoic, which occurred about 542 million to 1 billion years ago. (40 words)

Palaeomagnetic measurements have indicated that some sediments of glacial origin in the Neoproterozoic rock record were deposited within 10 degrees of the equator, citation although the accuracy of this reconstruction is in question. (33 words)

Long before the advent of the snowball Earth hypothesis many Neoproterozoic sediments had been interpreted as having a glacial origin, including some apparently at tropical latitudes at the time of their deposition. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

Geologists usually place the start of plate tectonics at about 3 billion years ago, while the new hypothesis puts the process in a much younger era known as the Neoproterozoic, which occurred about 542 million to 1 billion years ago.

Emerging evidence suggests that the Earth underwent a number of glaciations during the Neoproterozoic, which would stand strongly at odds with the snowball hypothesis.

Extensive lava flows and volcanic eruptions of Neoproterozoic age are found on most continents, evidence for large scale rifting about 750 million years ago.

However, in 2004, the International Union of Geological Sciences ratified the Ediacaran age to be a geological age of the Neoproterozoic, ranging from to million years ago.

Long before the advent of the snowball Earth hypothesis many Neoproterozoic sediments had been interpreted as having a glacial origin, including some apparently at tropical latitudes at the time of their deposition.

Palaeomagnetic measurements have indicated that some sediments of glacial origin in the Neoproterozoic rock record were deposited within 10 degrees of the equator, citation although the accuracy of this reconstruction is in question.

Possibly as a consequence of the low-latitude position of most continents, several large-scale glacial events occurred during the Neoproterozoic Era including the Sturtian and Marinoan glaciations of the Cryogenian.

Common combinations with neoproterozoic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "neoproterozoic" in a sentence?
An example: "Geologists usually place the start of plate tectonics at about 3 billion years ago, while the new hypothesis puts the process in a much younger era known as the Neoproterozoic, which occurred about 542 million to 1 billion years ago." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "neoproterozoic" from authentic English texts.
What does "neoproterozoic" mean?
Neoproterozoic means: Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Tonian, Cryogenian and Ediacaran periods from about 1000 to 544 million years ago, when algae and sponges flourished.
How many example sentences with "neoproterozoic" are there?
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