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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

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Large expanses of several continents became flooded with shallow seas and mound type coral reefs were very common Fishes were widespread Vascular plants began to colonize coastal lowlands

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The Silurian Period occurred from 443 million to 416 million years ago It was a time of great environmental changes on Earth and saw the first evidence of life on land

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It is also in the Silurian that we find the first clear evidence of life on land While it is possible that plants and animals first moved onto the land in the Ordovician fossils of terrestrial life from that period are

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Although life was largely confined to the sea and other areas of permanent wetness inland lakes and rivers there was no shortage of life in the Silurian It was an age before the coming of amphibians

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The Silurian Epoch lasting from 443 to 419 million years ago was a crucial period in Earth s history Land plants emerged during the Silurian Epoch marking a significant transition in the Earth s

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The Silurian Period marks a profound chapter in Earth s history representing the initial emergence of plant life onto land The advent of land plants during the Silurian roughly 443 to 419

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These terrestrial pioneers were arthropods such as primitive centipedes and arachnids the ancestors of spiders The first true plants began to take root on land some 430 million years ago

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The Silurian fossil record is rich and provides a detailed glimpse into life in shallow seas and early land ecosystems Corals brachiopods trilobites and graptolites are common fossils from