Eoarchean Era

The possibility of life on Earth

The Eoarchean is the first era in the Archean Eon, occurring after the Hadean Eon, and before the Paleoarchean Era.

Geologic Age

Eon

Subdivisions

What happens during this time?

Geophysical

Biological

Above: Hematite tubes from the NSB hydrothermal vent deposits found in 2017  (Papineau et al. 2022)