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  - Transvaal Supergroup (2)
  - upper Precambrian
    - Proterozoic
      - Great Oxidation Event (1)
      - Kunyang Group (1)
      - Mesoproterozoic
        
        Belt Supergroup (1)
        
        Helikian (1)
      - Neoproterozoic
        
        Doushantuo Formation (1)
        
        Ediacaran (1)
        
        Marinoan (1)
      - Paleoproterozoic
        
        Aphebian (1)
        
        Qinling Group (2)
      - Sinian
        
        Doushantuo Formation (1)