Proterozoic Definition & Meaning

proterozoic
adjective
  1. formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "proterozoic life forms"
noun
  1. from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms

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