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Q: Which animals appeared for the first time during the Silurian period?
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Which animals appeared for the fist time during the Silurian period?

Reef-building corals


During the Silurian period the first animals to adapt to life on land were?

Arthropods ( EARTH SCIENCE )


What period did animals first begin to invade the land?

If you mean animals as in insects (arthropods), they came in around the Devonian period of the Paleozoic era If you mean animals as in fish, amphibians etc then they came in at the same time as the arthropods


Why were corals a dominant life-form during the silurian period?

fish


What was the evolutionary process during Silurian?

The Silurian period started off with a mass extinction of 60% of all marine life. During the Silurian bony fishes evolved setting the stage for the Devonian, which is referred to as the "Age of the Fish".


What was the temperature like in degrees during the Silurian time period?

95 degrees


Evaporations that made the salt deposits in Syracuse New York and Detroit Michigan is?

The Silurian period resembles the Ordovician period in terms of marine life, but is marked by the appearance of land dwelling plants and animals during the latter part of the period. Animals that lived on land during Silurian time include spiders, millipedes, and scorpions.A significant amount of ocean water evaporated over North America during this period. The salt deposits in Syracuse, New York and Detroit, Michigan are remnants of this evaporation.


What dinosaurs were in the Silurian era?

The Silurian period spans from 443 to 419 million years ago. The earliest dinosaurs evolved 231 million years ago. That means there were no dinosaurs at all during the Silurian.


What began to grow during Silurian period in damp areas on land?

simple plants.


During which period did eurypterids swim the oceans and the first jawed fish and vascular plants evolve?

Silurian period


During what period did the insects first appear?

Silurian Period 408 - 438 Million Years Ago


When does the fossil record indicate that fish with jaws appeared?

In the Silurian period, from about 430 - 420 mya