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During the Ordovician period, the supercontinent Gondwana was the largest landmass on Earth. Gondwana included parts of present-day Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent.
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What was the climate like in the ordovician period?
The Ordovician period was characterized by a warmer climate overall, with high sea levels and a wide distribution of shallow tropical seas. The climate was relatively stable during this time, with no polar ice caps, leading to a more uniform global temperature. However, there were still fluctuations in temperature and sea levels throughout the period.
How long did the Ordovician period last?
The Ordovician lasted for 47 million years from 490 to 443 Million Years Ago.
What major geological events happened in the Ordovician period?
there was plate tectonic movement
Which period came first the Ordovician or the Carboniferous?
The Ordovician period came first. It started 485.4 million years ago and finished 443.8 million years ago. Then came the Silurian and Devonian periods, followed at 358.9 million years ago by the Carboniferous.
How did the Cambrian period end?
The Cambrian period ended around 485 million years ago with an event known as the Cambrian-Ordovician extinction. This extinction event is believed to have been caused by changes in the Earth's climate and sea levels, as well as volcanic activity. It resulted in the loss of many marine species, paving the way for the rise of new organisms during the subsequent Ordovician period.
What was the largest landmass during the Ordovian period?
Gondwana, which was made up of five of today's continents
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 first evolved during the Ordovician period?
During the Ordovician period, the first land plants evolved, as well as the first jawless fish, jawed fish, and arthropods like trilobites. This period also saw the emergence of the first coral reefs.
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).
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.
What was the climax like during the Ordovician period?
During the Ordovician period, there was a rapid diversification of marine life, with the development of complex ecosystems and the proliferation of different species. The climax of the Ordovician period was marked by a significant increase in biodiversity, including the emergence of new groups of organisms such as jawed fish and terrestrial plants. This heightened diversity laid the groundwork for the subsequent evolutionary radiations seen in the following periods.
What period did life move to land?
The period during which life began to move on land was the Ordovician Period. It was during this time that evidence of plant spores from living fossils were found on land.
What time period did the Bachipods live in?
Ordovician Period
What are some important events that happened during the Ordovician time period?
You might see volcanic action.
What minerals were in the ordovician period?
copper
Was their an ice age in the Ordovician period?
Yes, it is believe that there was a glaciation at the beginning of the ordovician, and posibly one nearing the end. It is generally thought to be a period of tropical temperatures, and high sea levels.
