Silurian
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- adjective
- /sɪˈljʊəriən/
- Specialized
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silúrico
- There are regions of the Louisiana coast whose aspect seems not of the present, but the immemorial past—of that epoch when low flat reaches of primordial continent first rose into form above a Silurian Sea.
- Silurian period
- Silurian Age
Examples
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Steven Utley's Silurian Tales are time-travel stories that take us to an age that doesn't seem as glamorous as, say, the Jurassic period, but there's still good drama to be had from the age when trilobites ruled the Earth.
Fiction book (2002) -
It would be pleasant, she thought as she prepared her palette, to be able to blame my picture's dreariness, its lifelessness, on the Silurian vista.
Fiction book (2000) -
What we do know is that the Steven Moffat-scripted special will involve our Silurian pal Madame Vastra and her Jenny.
Blog text (15) -
Mr. Utley, however, chooses to look down the opposite end of time's arrow, towards the Silurian Age, where he has set most of his recent stories.
Fiction book (2000) -
As a way of studying Earth's past and of learning about the climate and environment in the Silurian and Devonian periods of the Paleozoic Era, Kevin Swain searched through layers of shale in three areas around Rochester, New York.
Academic text (2001) -
The fossil remains found in the region reveal much about the diverse life forms during the Silurian period.
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During the Silurian age, significant developments occurred in marine ecosystems as plants began to colonize land.
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Geologists study the rock layers to understand the conditions that existed during the Silurian era of Earth's history.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A time about 440 million years ago when the first animals began to breathe air and many shallow seas existed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Silurian comes from the tribe name Silures, who lived where Wales is now, since scientists first found these rocks and fossils there. So when we say Silurian rocks or fossils, we mean things that are from that ancient time.