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Silurian

Period ranging from 444 million years ago until 416 million years ago.
Many mollusks, gastropods, bryozoa, brachiopods and jawless fishes roamed the earth. First land plants and land animals.

Period	Epoch	Stage	Age (in Milion years) *
	Pridoli		416 - 419
	Ludlow	Ludfordian	419 - 421
		Gorstian	421 - 423
	Wenlock	Homerian	423 - 426
		Sheinwoodian	426 - 428
	Llandovery	Telychian	428 - 436
		Aeronian	436 - 439
		Rhuddanian	439 - 444

  * Age is rounded

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