#ecsmonday
From collision to rifting: Wang et al. (CN/DE) show ~1.78 Ga diorites record the transition from orogenic to intraplate magmatism in the North China Craton
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-203-2026
#Paleoproterozoic #craton #tectonics #paperalert
Statherian (Geological periods ๐)
The Statherian Period is the final geologic period in the Paleoproterozoic Era and lasted from 1800 Mya to 1600 Mya. Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined chronometrically. The period was characterized on most continents by either new [โฆ]
@KateShaw has made a new episode, featuring goblet-shaped Diskagma of the Paleoproterozoic, and Horodyskia of the Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic.
strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2025/08/04/episode-444-d...
#fossils
#preCambrian
#proterozoic
#Paleoproterozoic [โฆ]
Siderian (Geological periods ๐)
The Siderian Period is the first geologic period in the Paleoproterozoic Era and lasted from 2500 Ma to 2300 Ma. Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined chronometrically. The deposition of banded iron [โฆ]
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