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                               Cryogenian Period
 
                        From 850 +/- 0 To 630 +5/-30 Ma
 
  Start Defined By:  Fixed Date
  End Defined By:  Termination of Varanger (or Marinoan) glaciation, and 
     distinctive C-13 change.
 
  Start Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- Overlaps With --
  Chinese Stage:    Jinningian (1750 - 800)
  Chinese Stage:    Sinian     (800 - 542)
  General Stage:    Riphean    (1400 - 800)
  General Stage:    Vendian    (650 - 542)
  General Substage: Karatau    (1100 - 800)
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Time:                 Precambrian    (4567.17 - 542)
  Eon:                  Proterozoic    (2500 - 542)
  Era:                  Neoproterozoic (1000 - 542)
  Australian Stage:     Adelaidean     (1300 - 542)
  North American Stage: Hadrynian      (850 - 542)
  South African Stage:  Namibian       (900 - 542)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  Period:               Tonian   (1000 - 850)
  North American Stage: Helikian (1600 - 850)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Period:        Ediacaran (630 - 542)
  General Stage: Wonokan   (630 - 570)
 
 -- Contains the Following Stages --
  General Stage: Sturtian  (800 - 650)
  General Stage: Varangian (650 - 630)
  General Stage: Smalfjord (650 - 640)
  General Stage: Mortesnes (640 - 630)
 

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