Silurian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Silures or their country.
  2. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 425 to 405 million years ago, notable for the advent of air-breathing animals and terrestrial plants.
noun
  1. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
adjective
  1. of, denoting, or formed in the third period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Ordovician and Devonian periods, which lasted for 25 million years, during which fishes first appeared
  2. of or relating to the Silures
noun
  1. the Silurian period or rock system
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