On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Proterozoic. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as early or eon and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Proterozoic in a sentence
Proterozoic meaning
Of or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma.
Using Proterozoic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma.
- Useful related words include: early, proterozoic eon, proterozoic aeon, eon.
- In the example corpus, proterozoic often appears in combinations such as: the proterozoic, proterozoic eon, underlying proterozoic.
Context around Proterozoic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Proterozoic
- In this selection, "proterozoic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, underlying, early, composing, eon, basement and rocks stand out and add context to how "proterozoic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the proterozoic eon drew and before the proterozoic eon are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "proterozoic" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with proterozoic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As the Proterozoic Eon drew to a close, the Earth started to warm up. (14 words)
Geologically, the Lake Ladoga depression is a graben and syncline structure of Proterozoic age ( Precambrian ). (15 words)
It is known that tectonic processes in the Proterozoic resemble greatly what we see today. (15 words)
In the second half of the 20th century, a number of fossil forms have been found in Proterozoic rocks, but the upper boundary of the Proterozoic has remained fixed at the base of the Cambrian, which is currently placed at 542 Ma. (42 words)
Laurentia is an ancient craton which forms the geologic core of North America; it formed between 1.5 and 1.0 billion years ago during the Proterozoic eon. citation The Canadian Shield is the largest exposure of this craton. (39 words)
Early Proterozoic rift related mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks are prospective for PGE-Ni-Cu deposits in the Lake Nipigon region as exemplified by the many occurrences or deposits discovered ie. (31 words)
Example sentences (14)
In the second half of the 20th century, a number of fossil forms have been found in Proterozoic rocks, but the upper boundary of the Proterozoic has remained fixed at the base of the Cambrian, which is currently placed at 542 Ma.
Early Proterozoic rift related mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks are prospective for PGE-Ni-Cu deposits in the Lake Nipigon region as exemplified by the many occurrences or deposits discovered ie.
No fresh pyrite was visible in the core however, except occasionally below the FW vein in the underlying Proterozoic granite.
The Ngala Hill ultramafic chonolith is an arcuate-shaped intrusion, with dimensions of approximately 2.4km by 0.7km and was intruded into the underlying Proterozoic Basement Complex gneisses.
The song reportedly dates back to the Proterozoic Era, a.k.a. 1977, but nevertheless tripled in sales and doubled its streams since the video went up.
As the Proterozoic Eon drew to a close, the Earth started to warm up.
Geologically, the Lake Ladoga depression is a graben and syncline structure of Proterozoic age ( Precambrian ).
It is known that tectonic processes in the Proterozoic resemble greatly what we see today.
Laurentia is an ancient craton which forms the geologic core of North America; it formed between 1.5 and 1.0 billion years ago during the Proterozoic eon. citation The Canadian Shield is the largest exposure of this craton.
Older time spans which predate the reliable fossil record (before the Proterozoic Eon ) are defined by the absolute age.
Tectonic history (Supercontinents) Evidence of collision and rifting between continents raises questions as to what exactly the movements of the Archean cratons composing Proterozoic continents were.
These 543-million-year-old embryos support the emergence of some aspects of arthropod development earlier than previously thought in the late Proterozoic.
The term "snowball Earth" was coined by Joseph Kirschvink in a short paper published in 1992 within a lengthy volume concerning the biology of the Proterozoic eon.
This occurred following uplift and erosion of any earlier sediments from the Proterozoic basement rocks.
Common combinations with proterozoic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: