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Numerical dating of Precambrian–Cambrian boundary

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Although the base of the Phanerozoic is an important date in the history of life and of the Earth's crust, few conclusive data have been available to estimate the numerical age of this boundary. Accurate and reliable modern data now exist, however, and those relevant modern radiometric dates are summarized in this review and are shown to be consistent with a considerably younger age for the Precambrian–Cambrian boundary than previously accepted.

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  1. Département de Géologie dynamique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75230, Paris, Cédex 05, France

    G. S. Odin

  2. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, UK

    N. H. Gale

  3. Centre Armoricain d'étude structurale des socles, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cédex, France

    B. Auvray

  4. Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    M. Bielski

  5. Département de Géologie, Université, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032, Caen Cédex, France

    F. Doré

  6. Laboratoire de Géochimie isotopique, U.S.T.L., 34060, Montpellier Cédex, France

    J.-R. Lancelot

  7. Eenheid Geochronologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    P. Pasteels

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Odin, G., Gale, N., Auvray, B. et al. Numerical dating of Precambrian–Cambrian boundary. Nature 301, 21–23 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/301021a0

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