THEPRIMORDIALEARTHHadeanandArcheanEonsEvo.pptVIP

* THE PRIMORDIAL EARTH Hadean and Archean Eons Evolution of Early Life Most likely anaerobic bacteria Were heterotrophs consumed simple organic compounds energy produced by fermentation (CO2 and alcohol) THE PRIMORDIAL EARTH Hadean and Archean Eons Evolution of Early Life Some became photosynthetic Were autotrophs produced own resources Stromatolites Oxygen was produced as a waste product THE PRIMORDIAL EARTH Hadean and Archean Eons Evolution of Early Life Oxygen begins to build up in the atmosphere Advantages? Ozone layer End of Banded Iron Formation Aerobic metabolism developed Eucaryotic cells that could deal with O2 THE PRIMORDIAL EARTH Hadean and Archean Eons Early Eucaryotic Cells Appeared about the time the Banded Iron Formation ended. May have been the result of several procaryotic cells living together in a host cell May have been for protection from O2 THE PRIMORDIAL EARTH Hadean and Archean Eons Early Eucaryotic Cells Procaryotic cells then could have become the organelles and mitochondria of eucaryotic cells. Eucaryotic cells then reproduce sexually by mitosis and meiosis Sexual reproduction leads to genetic variation Genetic variation leads to increased evolutionary rates and diversity. THE LESS-PRIMORDIAL EARTH The Proterozoic Eon Proterozoic 0.544 – 2.5 byBP ~40% of all geologic time THE LESS-PRIMORDIAL EARTH The Proterozoic Eon Beginning of Proterozoic marked by start of modern plate tectonics Rocks are less altered than Archean rocks Lacks abundant fossils THE LESS-PRIMORDIAL EARTH The Proterozoic Eras 544 my to 1.0 byBP 1.0 to 1.6 byBP 1.6 to 2.5 byBP THE LESS-PRIMORDIAL EARTH The Paleoproterozoic Era Paleoproterozoic is the oldest part of the Proterozoic Continents become stable THE LESS-PRIMORDIAL EARTH The Paleoproterozoic Era Craton was assembled Precambrian provinces joined together to form LAURENTIA Produced by orogenic events Laurentia continued to grow during the Proterozoic TH