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Silurian Period, in geologic time, the third period of the Paleozoic Era. It began 443.8 million years ago and ended 419.2 million years ago, extending from the close of the Ordovician Period to the beginning of the Devonian Period.
21 Νοε 2022 · Major Events. Fossils trilobit Arctinurus boltoni from the Silurian period. ©MBLifestyle/Shutterstock.com. Each recorded geographical period has events peculiar to it. These events range from climatic conditions to animal life, plants, and others. The Silurian Period’s significant events are discussed below:
28 Απρ 2023 · Possibly the most remarkable biological event during the Silurian was the evolution and diversification of fish. Not only does this time period mark the wide and rapid spread of jawless fish, but also the appearances of both the first known freshwater fish and the first fish with jaws.
Huge reef systems flourished in the clear, tropical seas—evident today in the many limestone rock formations that date to this period. Previous reef-builders such as bryozoans were joined by...
The Silurian is the third and shortest period of the Paleozoic Era, and the third of twelve periods of the Phanerozoic Eon. As with other geologic periods , the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the exact dates are uncertain by a few million years.
Although there were no major periods of volcanism during the Silurian, the period is marked by major orogenic events in eastern North America and in northwestern Europe (the Caledonian Orogeny), resulting in the formation of the mountain chains there.
10 Αυγ 2012 · Fishes and some invertebrate groups, such as eurypterids, invaded freshwater habitats during the Silurian period. Simple vascular plants emerged on land with moss forests growing along streambeds and lakeshores. The Silurian is the first period with fossils of extensive non-microscopic life on land.
