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What were the Ordovician mammals?
No mammals existed in the Ordovician
Were there animlas in the ordovician time period?
Yes, there were! There was nothing on land, but there were still animals (Marine)! Another important thing to note is that the majority of animals were invertabrates; meaning they did not have back bones, and no bones.
What does a acanthodian eat?
Acanthodians were the earliest jawed vertebrates. They lived from the Ordovician to the Carboniferous period. While some possessed teeth which allowed them to eat other marine animals, others lacked teeth and were filter feeders.
What is the dominant plant of the Ordovician period?
Algae was the dominant plant of the Ordovician. There were little to no other plants (other then algae) during the Ordovician. In the Ordovician, the common types of algae were Stromatolites (Blue green algae), and Tetradium (Red algae).
What came after the Ordovician period?
The Silurian period followed the Ordovician period.
What period came after the Cambrian period?
The Ordovician period came after the Cambrian period.
What are Ordovician fish?
There were a few fish of the Ordovician, they were all jawless, and were only simple Chordates; but despite the simplicity, they were an evolutionary miracle, seeing they led to the complex vertebrates. Some examples would be: -Astraspis -Thelodonti -Pteraspida -Stroinolepis
How long did ordovician last?
The Ordovician lasted for 47 million years from 490 to 443 Million Years Ago.
What was the environment like in the Ordovician period?
The weather in the Ordovician Era was very damp weather, but also, as the era continued, it grew relativley warm.The sudden change in weather caused mass extinction. Then all of the microscopic animals began to show up.
What are some important events that happened during the Ordovician time period?
You might see volcanic action.
The Ordovician period follows the extinction at the end of which period?
The Ordovician period follows the extinction at the end of the Cambrian period.
How long did Ordovician period last?
The Ordovician lasted for 47 million years from 490 to 443 Million Years Ago.
