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Also known as Ectasian Period, Ectasian System

The Ectasian Period (from , meaning "extension") is the second geologic period in the Mesoproterozoic Era and lasted from Mya to Mya (million years ago). Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined chronometrically.

Key facts

Geologic timespan.name
Ectasian
Geologic timespan.color
Ectasian
Geologic timespan.top_bar
all time
Geologic timespan.image_map
1260 Ma paleoglobe.png
Geologic timespan.caption_map
Map of Earth in the late Ectasian, c. 1260 Ma
Geologic timespan.timeline
Ectasian
Geologic timespan.name_formality
Formal
Geologic timespan.celestial_body
earth
Geologic timespan.usage
Global (ICS)
Geologic timespan.timescales_used
ICS Time Scale
Geologic timespan.chrono_unit
Period
Geologic timespan.strat_unit
System
Geologic timespan.timespan_formality
Formal
Geologic timespan.lower_boundary_def
Defined chronometrically
Geologic timespan.upper_boundary_def
Defined chronometrically

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
system
Followed by
Stenian
Follows
Calymmian
Image
Paleoglobe NO 1260 mya.gif
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start time
1400000000
end time
1200000000
sRGB color hex triplet
FDCC8A
Commons category
Ectasian
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