Statherian

The Statherian is the last geological period in the Palaeoproterozoic. It began 1.8 billion years ago and ended at 1.6 billion years ago.

The period is marked by new land. The supercontinent Columbia formed at the beginning of this period.

Quaternary (present–2.588 Mya)	Holocene (present–11.784 kya) Pleistocene (11.784 kya–2.588 Mya)
Neogene (2.588–23.03 Mya)	Pliocene (2.588–5.333 Mya) Miocene (5.333–23.03 Mya)
Paleogene (23.03–66.0 Mya)	Oligocene (23.03–33.9 Mya) Eocene (33.9–56.0 Mya) Paleocene (56.0–66.0 Mya)

Permian (251.902–298.9 Mya)	Lopingian (251.902–259.8 Mya) Guadalupian (259.8–272.3 Mya) Cisuralian (272.3–298.9 Mya)
Carboniferous (298.9–358.9 Mya)	Pennsylvanian (298.9–323.2 Mya) Mississippian (323.2–358.9 Mya)
Devonian (358.9–419.2 Mya)	Late (358.9–382.7 Mya) Middle (382.7–393.3 Mya) Early (393.3–419.2 Mya)
Silurian (419.2–443.8 Mya)	Pridoli (419.2–423.0 Mya) Ludlow (423.0–427.4 Mya) Wenlock (427.4–433.4 Mya) Llandovery (433.4–443.8 Mya)
Ordovician (443.8–485.4 Mya)	Late (443.8–458.4 Mya) Middle (458.4–470.0 Mya) Early (470.0–485.4 Mya)
Cambrian (485.4–541.0 Mya)	Furongian (485.4–497 Mya) Miaolingian (497–509 Mya) Series 2 (509–521 Mya) Terreneuvian (521–541.0 Mya)

Neoproterozoic era (541.0 Mya–1 Gya)	Ediacaran (541.0–~635 Mya) Cryogenian (~635–~720 Mya) Tonian (~720 Mya–1 Gya)
Mesoproterozoic era (1–1.6 Gya)	Stenian (1–1.2 Gya) Ectasian (1.2–1.4 Gya) Calymmian (1.4–1.6 Gya)
Paleoproterozoic era (1.6–2.5 Gya)	Statherian (1.6–1.8 Gya) Orosirian (1.8–2.05 Gya) Rhyacian (2.05–2.3 Gya) Siderian (2.3–2.5 Gya)

Eras	Neoarchean (2.5–2.8 Gya) Mesoarchean (2.8–3.2 Gya) Paleoarchean (3.2–3.6 Gya) Eoarchean (3.6–4 Gya)

kya = thousands years ago. Mya = millions years ago. Gya = billions years ago.
See also: Geologic time scale, Geology Portal

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