先カンブリア時代

Precambrian:46億年前〜5億4100万年前の地質学的時間−地球誕生から肉眼で見える生物の現れた期間

冥王代 - Hadean

地球の誕生から最初の生命体の誕生する時代

太古代 - Archean

生命の証拠を発見する小さな始原大陸の時代

原生代 - Proterozoic

酸素の増加と原始的多細胞生物の現れる時代

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