Get to know Rodinia better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Rodinia in a sentence
Rodinia meaning
The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic.
Using Rodinia
- The main meaning on this page is: The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic.
- In the example corpus, rodinia often appears in combinations such as: rodinia is, of rodinia.
Context around Rodinia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rodinia
- In this selection, "rodinia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, supercontinent, piper, analysis, began, broke and citation stand out and add context to how "rodinia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 700 ma rodinia broke apart and a piper rodinia is one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rodinia" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rodinia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Between ~800 and 700 Ma Rodinia broke apart. (8 words)
Rodinia existed before complex life colonized dry land. (8 words)
Influence on paleoclimate and life Unlike later supercontinents, Rodinia would have been entirely barren. (14 words)
According to J.D.A. Piper, Rodinia is one of two models for the configuration and history of the continental crust in the latter part of Precambrian times. (28 words)
India (including Madagascar) and the Congo-Säo Francisco Craton were either detached from Rodinia during this period or simply never were part of the supercontinent. (25 words)
When Rodinia began to break apart about 740 million years ago, the processes of weathering and erosion again began their slow but relentless work. (24 words)
Example sentences (12)
These rocks were being deposited as another supercontinent, Rodinia was forming beginning about 1,250 million years ago.
When Rodinia began to break apart about 740 million years ago, the processes of weathering and erosion again began their slow but relentless work.
According to J.D.A. Piper, Rodinia is one of two models for the configuration and history of the continental crust in the latter part of Precambrian times.
Based on sedimentary rock analysis Rodinia's formation happened when the ozone layer was not as extensive as it is today.
Between ~800 and 700 Ma Rodinia broke apart.
However, supercontinent cycles and Wilson cycles were both involved in the creation of Pangaea and Rodinia.
In contrast with Pannotia, little is known yet about the exact configuration and geodynamic history of Rodinia.
India (including Madagascar) and the Congo-Säo Francisco Craton were either detached from Rodinia during this period or simply never were part of the supercontinent.
Influence on paleoclimate and life Unlike later supercontinents, Rodinia would have been entirely barren.
Paleomagnetic and geologic data are only definite enough to form reconstructions from the breakup of Rodinia citation onwards.
Rodinia existed before complex life colonized dry land.
Rodinia is considered to have formed between 1.1 billion and 1 billion years ago and broke up again before 750 million years ago.
Common combinations with rodinia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rodinia is 2×
- of rodinia 2×