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                            Mortesnes General Stage
 
                           From 640 To 630 +5/-30 Ma
 
  End Defined By:  Termination of Varanger (or Marinoan) glaciation, and 
     distinctive C-13 change.
 
  End Based On:  Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
 
 -- A Substage of --
  Time:                 Precambrian    (4567.17 - 542)
  Eon:                  Proterozoic    (2500 - 542)
  Era:                  Neoproterozoic (1000 - 542)
  Period:               Cryogenian     (850 - 630)
  Australian Stage:     Adelaidean     (1300 - 542)
  Chinese Stage:        Sinian         (800 - 542)
  General Stage:        Vendian        (650 - 542)
  General Stage:        Varangian      (650 - 630)
  North American Stage: Hadrynian      (850 - 542)
  South African Stage:  Namibian       (900 - 542)
 
 -- Preceeded By --
  General Stage: Smalfjord (650 - 640)
 
 -- Followed By --
  Period:        Ediacaran (630 - 542)
  General Stage: Wonokan   (630 - 570)
 

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