Silurian
third period of the Paleozoic Era
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Summary
Silurian is a period[1]. Silurian draws 7,811 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #11 of 34).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: system[3]
- Named after: Silures[4]
- Follows: Ordovician[5]
- Followed by: Devonian[6]
- Part of: Paleozoic[7], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8]
- Commons category: Silurian[9]
- SRGB color hex triplet: B3E1B6[10]
- Has part(s): Llandovery[11], Wenlock[12], Ludlow[13], Pridoli[14]
- Start time: -443100000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15]
- End time: -419620000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silurian[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22]
- Named by: Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet[23]
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Influence
Things named for Silurian include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event[24], an extinction event[25].
Why It Matters
Silurian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Silurian is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Silurian include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event[24], an extinction event[25].