The Devonian is a geologic time period and system of the Paleozoic era spanning from 416 to 359 million years ago. It is named after rocks that were studied in Devon, England. It comes between the Silurian and the Cretaceous periods.
From oldest to youngest: Cambrian, Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic.
The Carboniferous period followed the Devonian period and was characterized by extensive coal forests and the emergence of early reptiles. The Devonian period is known for the diversification of fish and the development of forests on land.
The Devonian era is a geological period that occurred approximately 419 million to 359 million years ago. It is known for the diversification of marine life, including the appearance of early fish and amphibians, as well as the spread of forests on land.
The Devonian Period, which is about 417 to 354 million years ago, is in the Paleozoic Era. The most common shell fossils from the Devonian Period are those of Brachiopods, whose shells are symmetrical but unequal in size. Today they are mostly extinct.
Both insects and amphibians are thought to evolve during the Devonian Period. The earliest known insect, Rhyniognatha hirsti, is thought to have evolved from arthropod ancestors around 400 million years ago during the Emsian age of the Lower Devonian Epoch. The earliest known amphibian, Elginerpeton was thought to evolved from lung fish around 375 million years ago during the Frasnian age of the Upper Devonian. It is also thought to be the 1st tetrapod.
Which mass extinction? There have been five such events. The first one, the Ordovician-Silurian extinction event occurred before the Devonian. The Late Devonian event occurred during the Devonian. All other mass extinctions occurred after the Devonian.
The Devonian Period
The period, you mean? They first appeared during the Devonian Period.
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Fish and molluscs were the dominant creatures during the Devonian.
Because in areas where the rocks are layered, the Devonian is found lower.
Fish first appeared in the Cambrian period, long before the Devonian.
The period after the Devonian Period (416 to 359.2Ma) is the Carboniferous Period (359.2 to 299Ma).
The Devonian Period is sometimes referred to as the age of the fish. Forests and the coiled shell-bearing marine organisms known as ammonites first appeared early in the Devonian.
During the devonian time period most of land was under water.
Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian Periods
The Devonian Period