Archean Eon
Continents form and begin to drift during the Archean Eon. Volcanic gases form the early atmosphere and the oceans. Erosion produces clay minerals and sedimentary rocks. Very hot, magnesium-rich lava flows indicate that Earth’s interior is hotter than it is today. Prokaryotes, one-celled organisms and the ancestors of all life-forms, appear.
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