Period: 4500 million to 542 million years ago.
Molluscs (1)
Lower limit
†Halkieriidae (Family) Poulsen, 1967
Invertebrates (9)
Entire range
†Beltanella gilesi Sprigg
†Bomakellia (Genus) Fedonkin, 1990
†Cyclomedusa gigantea Sprigg
†Dickinsonia minima Sprigg see †Dickinsonia costata Sprigg
†Ediacaria flindersi Sprigg
†Kimberella (Genus) Wade, 1972
†Pseudorhopilema chapmani Sprigg
Lower limit
Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans
Animals (1)
Lower limit
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Algae (4)
Entire range
†Palaeopleurocapsa (Genus) Knoll, Barghoorn & Golubić (1975) see (Genus) †Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975
†Palaeopleurocapsa wopfnerii A. Knoll et al. 1975
†Tasmanites (Genus) E.T. Newton (1875)
Lower limit
Prasinophyceae (Class) T. Christensen, 1962 ex Ø. Moestrup & J. Throndsen (1988) see ([unranked]) prasinophytes - prasinophytes
Protozoa (1)
Lower limit
†Acritarcha (Group) Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs
Eukaryotes (3)
Lower limit
Eukarya (Superkingdom) Chatton, 1925 see (Domain) Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
Protoctista (Kingdom) Hogg, 1860
Prokaryotes (4)
Lower limit
Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. see (Kingdom) Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. - bacteria
Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. - bacteria
Cyanobacteria (Phylum) (ex Stanier 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Phylum) Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022 - cyanobacteria
Monera (Kingdom) Haeckel 1866 see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
Organisms (1)
Lower limit
organisms ([unranked]) see (Clade) Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Geological regions (57)
Entire range
†Arctica ([unranked])
†Atlantica ([unranked])
†Columbia (Continent) Rogers & Santosh, 2002
†Kenorland ([unranked])
†Nena ([unranked])
†Rodinia ([unranked])
†Ur ([unranked])
†Vaalbara ([unranked])
Lower limit
Aldan Shield (Geologic province)
Anabar Shield ([unranked])
Arabian-Nubian Shield ([unranked])
Baikal Fold Belt ([unranked])
Baltic Shield ([unranked])
Cameroon N'tem Complex ([unranked])
Central Africa Craton ([unranked])
Chaillu Craton ([unranked])
Committee Bay Block ([unranked])
Congo Craton ([unranked])
Ethiopian Block ([unranked])
Greenland Shield (Geologic province)
Guapore Craton ([unranked])
Guiana Shield ([unranked])
Indian Shield (Geologic province)
Kaapvaal Craton ([unranked])
Kaminak Group ([unranked])
Kasaï Craton ([unranked])
Labrador Shield ([unranked])
Litchfield Complex ([unranked])
Luis Alves Massif ([unranked])
Madagascar Craton ([unranked])
Man Shield ([unranked])
Nanambu Complex ([unranked])
Pilbara Block (Geologic province)
Reguibat Shield ([unranked])
Rio de la Plata Craton ([unranked])
Rio de la Plata Massif ([unranked])
Rul Jungle Complex ([unranked])
São Francisco Craton ([unranked])
Sayan Fold Belt ([unranked])
Scottish Shield ([unranked])
Sebakwe Proto-Craton ([unranked])
Sino-Korean Craton ([unranked]) see ([unranked]) North China Craton
Slave Craton ([unranked])
Slave Province ([unranked])
Superior Craton ([unranked])
Superior Province ([unranked])
Tanzanian Craton ([unranked])
Tarim Craton ([unranked])
Tuareg Shield ([unranked])
Ukrainian Shield (Geologic province)
West African Craton ([unranked])
Wyoming Province ([unranked])
Yangtze Craton ([unranked])
Yienisei Fold Belt ([unranked])
Yilgarn Block (Geologic province)
Zambian Block ([unranked])
Zimbabwe Craton ([unranked])
Geological entities (2)
Entire range
†Mirovia ([unranked])
Lower limit
Napier Complex ([unranked]) (Antarctica)
Links
http://www.palaeos.com/Timescale/Precambrian.htm