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The "Boring Billion"- What Really Happened 1.8 to 0.8 Billion Years Ago?

GEO GIRL via YouTube

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This video examines the Mid-Proterozoic “Boring Billion,” covering its geology, ocean chemistry, oxygen levels, climate stability, and evolving life. It compares this relatively stable interval with the Great Oxidation Event and Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event before assessing whether the period was truly boring.

Syllabus

Video Outline
What was the Boring Billion?
Life in the Boring Billion
What Delayed Biodiversification?
Geology of the Boring Billion
Oxygen in the Boring Billion
Oceanic Oxygen Oases
Nutrient Limitation
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis
Warm Despite Lack of CH4
After the Boring Billion
Was it really Boring?
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