Paleoproterozoic Era

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Recently Earth has been slowing down the number of volcanoes erupting recently, but also a slow-down in sedimentation and a noticeable lull in tectonic plate movement. The Paleoproterozoic era was a significant time in Earth’s history. It was at this time when the atmosphere got its first taste of oxygen and also the first global glaciation event. But this was also a time where other uniformistisic routines shut down. Earth's mantle used to be much hotter than it is today and volcanoes allowed the mantle to cool over time, and geologic processes are thought to slow down. Scientists believe this constant slowdown led to geological changes such as those seen in the early Paleoproterozoic era. Since Earth has been changing, humans

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