The meaning of proterozoic?

Question

i don't want the definition (like: the time period between ....). i want like the latin meaning, idk?

Answer 1

Proterozoic means first life - It is the time period in the late Precambrian when life first appears in the fossil record.

Answer 2

The Proterozoic (pronounced /ˌproʊtərəˈzoʊɪk/) is a geological eon representing a period before the first abundant complex life on Earth. The Proterozoic Eon extended from 2500 Ma to 542.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), and is the most recent part of the old, informally named ‘Precambrian’ time.

The Proterozoic consists of 3 geologic eras, from oldest to youngest:

Paleoproterozoic

Mesoproterozoic

Neoproterozoic

The well-identified events were:

The transition to an oxygenated atmosphere during the Mesoproterozoic.

Several glaciations, including the hypothesized Snowball Earth during the Cryogenian period in the late Neoproterozoic.

The Ediacaran Period (635 to 542 Ma) which is characterized by the evolution of abundant soft-bodied multicellular organisms

Answer 3

Beginning of life

Answer 4

Former life

Literal translation is first animal

See:

https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/...