The Silurian Age

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Llandovery
gptkb:Pridoli
gptkb:Wenlock
gptkb:Ludlow
gptkbp:duration about 24.6 million years
gptkbp:endDate about 419.2 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Devonian_Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Silurian Age
gptkbp:majorFossils gptkb:eurypterids
corals
brachiopods
trilobites
early vascular plants
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Roderick_Murchison
gptkbp:nameOrigin named after the Silures, a Celtic tribe in Wales
gptkbp:notableFor stabilization of Earth's climate after Ordovician glaciation
first known terrestrial arthropods
first appearance of terrestrial plants
diversification of jawed and bony fish
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Ordovician_Period
gptkbp:startDate about 443.8 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doctor_Who:_The_RPG
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7