Silurian synonyms

sĭ-lo͝or'ē-ən, sī-

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Silurian period
from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
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ordovician (related)
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permian (related)
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devonian (related)
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precambrian (related)
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triassic (related)
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palaeozoic (related)
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carboniferous (related)
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oligocene (related)
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miocene (related)
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eocene (related)
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palaeogene (related)
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paleozoic (related)
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pre-cambrian (related)
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Silurian Sentence Examples

  • The oldest rocks of Elba consist of schist and serpentine which in the eastern part of the island are overlaid by beds containing Silurian and Devonian fossils.

  • The Silurian system was marked by the retreat of the sea from central Australia; but the sea still covered a band across Victoria, from the coast to the Murray basin, passing to the east of Melbourne.

  • This Silurian sea was less extensive than the Ordovician in Victoria; but it appears to have been wider in New South Wales and in Queensland.

  • The best Silurian sequence is in New South Wales.

  • They became extinct in Palaeozoic times, and are chiefly found in the Upper Silurian, though extending upwards as far as the Carboniferous.

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