Precambrian

A portfolio of 20 of the best websites worldwide on the Precambrian, selected for you by a professional geologist. With links to related sites on fossils and stratigraphy.

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Choice: Educational Sites; Link Sites; Other Sites of Interest

Educational Sites

Late Precambrian supercontinent and ice house world ***
Includes palaeogeographic reconstructions and summary charts from the paleomap project.
The dawn of animal life ***
An excellent summary with many figures.
The Radiation of the first animals ***
A very useful discussion and summary. Unfortunately a bit over-personalised.
Origins of Life***
A good summary from a more biological viewpoint with links.
Precambrian (part of a 5 star site)
A thorough stratigraphic summary.
Atmospheres, Oceans and Life in the Precambrian**
Lecture text summary.
The Precambrian Eon **
A basic global summary with reconstructions.
Precambrian geology**
Includes the transition to Palaeozoic lifeforms.

Worldwide regional data
Texas, Enchanted Rock,Precambrian granite batholith.
Ilomantsi, eastern Finland, Geological development, gold mineralization and exploration methods in the late Archean Hattu schist belt.
Finland, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Kimberlites and Related Rocks from Finland
Northeast Scotland, The Biota of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems: The Rhynie Chert
 

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