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Definition of Precambrian

1. Noun. The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago.

Definition of Precambrian

1. Adjective. (informal) (geology) Relating to the eons before the Phanerozoic ¹

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Literary usage of Precambrian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Ghana Geological Survey (1898)
"The structure of the region can therefore be considered under two headings. (a) The highly folded precambrian basement. ..."

2. A Guide to the Study of the Geological Collections of the New York State Museum by Frederick James Hamilton Merrill (1898)
"precambrian Rocks, North End of Willsboro Tunnel, shore of Lake ... precambrian Gneiss, Hudson River, near Jessup's Landing, Saratoga county. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"The upper surface of the precambrian does not show any evidence of weathering before ... The precambrian and Cambrian strata correspond in dip and strike. ..."

4. Organic Dependence and Disease: Their Origin and Significance by John Mason Clarke (1921)
"... too, which, so far as our knowledge extends, was essentially free of expressions of symbiosis, even of the most innocent form. precambrian LIFE ..."

5. Organic Dependence and Disease: Their Origin and Significance by John Mason Clarke (1921)
"... too, which, so far as our knowledge extends, was essentially free of expressions of symbiosis, even of the most innocent form. precambrian LIFE ..."

6. A Dictionary of the Fossils of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States Named in by J. Peter Lesley (1889)
"Azoic White Crystalline Limestone formation of Sussex Co., NY, supposed to be of precambrian or Laurentian age, but possibly Cambrian. ..."

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