THE PROTEROZOIC EON
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this
unit you should be able to:
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1. describe why modern style orogenic
events are said to have started in the Proterozoic;
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2. elaborate on the Proterozoic
episodes of continental glaciation;
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3. explain the suggested hypothesis
for the origin of eukaryotes;
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4. discuss the evolution of the
atmosphere during the Proterozoic and the evidences that support its progression;
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5. characterize the Proterozoic
fossil record and the important evolutionary changes in the biota that
it indicates;
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6. describe the mechanisms for the
assembly and evolution of the North American continent during the Proterozoic;
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7. analyze the formation of super-continents
and their break up.
Outline
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