1000 – 539 MA

Era · Proterozoic

Neoproterozoic

1000–539 Ma

The Neoproterozoic is an era within the Proterozoic, spanning roughly 1000 to 539 million years ago.

Rankera· Paleobiology Database
Base1000 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top539 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration461 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Neoproterozoic" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/neoproterozoic. Accessed 2026-09-20.

@misc{stratum-neoproterozoic,
  title        = {Neoproterozoic},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/neoproterozoic}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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