Silurian Synonyms

sĭ-lo͝orē-ən, sī-
From 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Silurian period

Words Related to Silurian

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ordovician
  2. permian
  3. devonian
  4. precambrian
  5. triassic
  6. palaeozoic
  7. carboniferous
  8. oligocene
  9. miocene
  10. eocene
  11. palaeogene
  12. paleozoic

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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