Neoproterozoic Era

geochronology
Also known as: Late Proterozoic Era

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orogenic belts

  • geologic time
    In Precambrian: Proterozoic plate movements

    During the late Proterozoic (Neoproterozoic Era), some orogenic belts, like the Pan-African belts of Saudi Arabia and East Africa, continued to develop. The intense crustal growth and the many orogenic belts that formed throughout the Proterozoic began to create large continental blocks, which amalgamated to produce a…

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