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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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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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