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The mechanism responsible for the event originated in the deep oceans, and made its way into the shallower shelf seas. Correspondingly, shallow-water reefs were barely affected, while pelagic and hemipelagic organisms such as the graptolites,
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The end of the Ordovician–Silurian extinction event occurred when melting glaciers caused the sea level to rise and eventually stabilize. Biodiversity, with the sustained re-flooding of continental shelves at the onset of the
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was at first described as the earliest fossil land animal in 2020. It was originally described as the oldest known scorpion (437 million years old), but was later re-described as an enigmatic, marine arthropod.
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obliquity cycle. The fifth and sixth probably reflect maxima in the precessional cycles, with periods of around 16.5 and 19 ka. The final two data are much further spaced, so harder to link with
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Spores and plant microfossils have been found in China and Pennsylvania. There was some movement to the land during the Llandovery but the earliest known vascular plants (
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Munnecke, A.; Samtleben, C.; Bickert, T. (2003). "The Ireviken Event in the lower Silurian of Gotland, Sweden-relation to similar Palaeozoic and Proterozoic events".
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It has been recommended to place the GSSP at a slightly higher and correlatable level on the Ireviken datum 2, which coincides approximately with the base of the
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systems covered a substantially greater percentage of seafloor than reefs today and they also grew at high latitudes. Possibly the evolution of photo
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extinction events. Nevertheless, a large number of taxa disappeared from the Earth over a short time interval, eliminating and changing diversity.
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Jeppsson, L (1997). "The anatomy of the Mid-Early Silurian Ireviken Event and a scenario for P-S events". In Brett, C.E.; Baird, G.C. (eds.).
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Following the major loss of diversity as the end-Ordovician, Silurian communities were initially less complex and broader niched. Highly
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at Dob's Linn, but was later discovered to be imprecise. It is currently placed between acritarch biozone 5 and last appearance of
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Anderson, Evan P; Schiffbauer, James D.; Jacquet, Sarah M.; Lamsdell, James C.; Kluessendorf, Joanne; Mikulic, Donald G. (2021).
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Harper, D. A. T.; Hammarlund, E. U.; Rasmussen, C. M. Ø. (May 2014). "End Ordovician extinctions: A coincidence of causes".
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events) during the Silurian Period. The Ireviken overlapped the Llandovery/Wenlock boundary. The event is best recorded at
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It comprises eight extinction "datum points"—the first four being regularly spaced, every 31,000 years, and linked to the
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Strother, Paul K.; Traverse, Alfred (1979). "Plant microfossils from Llandoverian and Wenlockian rocks of Pennsylvania".
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faunas, which characterized the Late Ordovician, were replaced by faunas that were amongst the most cosmopolitan in the
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were hit hardest. 50% of trilobite species and 80% of the global conodont species become extinct in this interval.
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Shale, which consist predominantly of black graptolitic shale with subordinate gray mudstones and meta-bentonites.
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Jeppsson, L.; Calner, M. (2007). "The Silurian Mulde Event and a scenario for secundo—secundo events".
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Shale (48 metres (157 ft) thick), consisting chiefly of pale gray mudstone with subordinate black
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Map of Earth as it appeared 440 million years ago during the Llandovery epoch, Aeronian stage
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records are observed; δC rises from +1.4‰ to +4.5‰, while δO increases from −5.6‰ to −5.0‰.
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These end Ordovician–Silurian events had nothing like the long-term impact of the
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Paleontological Events: Stratigraphic, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications
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The event lasted around 200,000 years, spanning the base of the Wenlock Epoch.
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Imprecise. Currently placed between acritarch biozone 5 and last appearance of
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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In North America a different suite of regional stages is sometimes used:
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when rising water temperatures are thought to have bleached out the
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The base was originally defined as the first appearance of the
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A conodont boundary (Ireviken datum 2) which is close to the
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Gradstein, Felix M.; Ogg, James G.; Smith, Alan G. (2004).
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The Ireviken event was the first of three relatively minor
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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Subsequent to the first extinctions, excursions in the
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building started in this period and continued into the
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The Llandovery Epoch is subdivided into three stages:
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International Commission on Stratigraphy. 1183: 1156: 507:Vertical axis scale: millions of years ago. 1835: 1821: 1708: 1694: 1285:"Series and Stages of the Silurian System" 976:Ontarian (Early Silurian: late Llandovery) 1651: 1528: 1502: 1303: 1267: 1340:International Commission on Stratigraphy 836: 712:Upper boundary GSSP candidate section(s) 1476:"Silurian Stratigraphy Of Estonia 2015" 1393: 1391: 1389: 1282: 1085: 14: 2481: 821:The Llandoverian Epoch ended with the 497: 1816: 1689: 1619: 1496: 1241: 789:Ordovician-Silurian extinction events 1545: 1386: 700:Upper boundary definition candidates 476: 458: 440: 2434:= kiloannum (thousands years ago); 1715: 1416: 791:, which led to a large decrease in 24: 2438:= megaannum (millions years ago); 1503:Wang, Yi; Zhang, Yuandong (2010). 1242:Lucas, Sepncer (6 November 2018). 967: 25: 2515: 2442:= gigaannum (billions years ago). 1057: 1046:started in the Llandovery Epoch. 1034: 846:, rebounded within the surviving 2463: 2452: 1001: 112: 45: 1468: 1441: 1336:"GSSP for the Rhuddanian Stage" 1121: 1020: 947: 829:species, and 80% of the global 1305:10.18814/epiiugs/1985/v8i2/005 1276: 1235: 1217: 1050:mostly developed as prominent 439: 13: 1: 1881:Pleistocene (11.7 ka–2.58 Ma) 1566:10.1080/01916122.1979.9989181 1451:A Concise Geologic Time Scale 1211:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00304-3 1149: 1104: 2504:Llandovery first appearances 27:First Series of the Silurian 7: 1844:Geological history of Earth 1137: 498: 270: 10: 2520: 2117:Mississippian (323–359 Ma) 2112:Pennsylvanian (299–323 Ma) 1876:Holocene (present–11.7 ka) 1653:10.1007/s00338-018-01761-w 1400:A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1248:Frontiers in Earth Science 880:The epoch was named after 40:443.8 ± 1.5 – 433.4 ± 0.8 2429: 2414: 2401:Paleoarchean (3.2–3.6 Ga) 2378: 2338: 2307: 2276: 2263: 2251:Terreneuvian (521–539 Ma) 2223: 2192: 2156: 2125: 2099: 2068: 2055: 2020: 1989: 1963: 1950: 1915: 1889: 1863: 1850: 1723: 1283:Holland, C. (June 1985). 1177:10.1017/S0263593300000377 1006: 765: 719: 711: 699: 692: 681:Upper boundary definition 680: 672: 626: 608:Lower boundary definition 607: 599: 589: 579: 574: 566: 554: 544: 539: 531: 523: 518: 128: 123: 111: 37: 32: 2396:Mesoarchean (2.8–3.2 Ga) 2241:Miaolingian (497–509 Ma) 2086:Guadalupian (260–272 Ma) 1938:Paleocene (56.0–66.0 Ma) 1928:Oligocene (23.0–33.9 Ma) 1424:"Silurian: Stratigraphy" 1380:10.1016/j.gr.2012.12.021 1269:10.3389/feart.2018.00191 825:which killed off 50% of 133: 2391:Neoarchean (2.5–2.8 Ga) 2356:Orosirian (1.8–2.05 Ga) 2351:Statherian (1.6–1.8 Ga) 2294:Cryogenian (635–720 Ma) 2184:Llandovery (433–444 Ma) 2091:Cisuralian (272–299 Ma) 1902:Pliocene (2.59–5.33 Ma) 875: 814:by killing their photo 266:−418 — 256:−420 — 246:−422 — 236:−424 — 226:−426 — 216:−428 — 206:−430 — 196:−432 — 186:−434 — 176:−436 — 166:−438 — 156:−440 — 146:−442 — 136:−444 — 2494:Silurian geochronology 2361:Rhyacian (2.05–2.3 Ga) 2330:Calymmian (1.4–1.6 Ga) 2289:Ediacaran (539–635 Ma) 2236:Furongian (485–497 Ma) 2081:Lopingian (252–260 Ma) 1907:Miocene (5.33–23.0 Ma) 1521:10.1098/rspb.2009.0214 2366:Siderian (2.3–2.5 Ga) 2325:Ectasian (1.2–1.4 Ga) 2246:Series 2 (509–521 Ma) 1933:Eocene (33.9–56.0 Ma) 928:Akidograptus ascensus 837:Beginning of Silurian 795:and an opening up of 620:Akidograptus ascensus 2406:Eoarchean (3.6–4 Ga) 2299:Tonian (720 Ma–1 Ga) 2179:Wenlock (427–433 Ma) 2169:Pridoli (419–423 Ma) 1229:www.stratigraphy.org 1086:Anatomy of the event 1027:Parioscorpio venator 944:Graptolite Biozone. 870:Cretaceous-Paleogene 777:geological timescale 2461: • 2450: • 2448:Geologic time scale 2210:Middle (458–470 Ma) 2174:Ludlow (423–427 Ma) 2143:Middle (383–393 Ma) 2038:Middle (237–247 Ma) 2007:Middle (164–174 Ma) 1644:2019CorRe..38..137Z 1372:2014GondR..25.1294H 1260:2018FrEaS...6..191L 766:Upper GSSP ratified 746: /  720:Upper boundary GSSP 707:graptolite biozone. 673:Lower GSSP ratified 653: /  627:Lower boundary GSSP 600:Time span formality 2459:Geology portal 2320:Stenian (1–1.2 Ga) 2215:Early (470–485 Ma) 2148:Early (393–419 Ma) 2043:Early (247–252 Ma) 2012:Early (174–201 Ma) 1981:Early (100–145 Ma) 1976:Late (66.0–100 Ma) 1597:10.1111/pala.12534 1483:Stratigraafia.info 1225:"Chart/Time Scale" 1099:Milankovic changes 750:52.5811°N 2.6389°W 657:55.4400°N 3.2700°W 590:Stratigraphic unit 580:Chronological unit 567:Time scale(s) used 2499:Geological epochs 2476: 2475: 2374: 2373: 2340:Paleoproterozoic 2259: 2258: 2205:Late (444–458 Ma) 2138:Late (359–383 Ma) 2051: 2050: 2033:Late (201–237 Ma) 2002:Late (145–164 Ma) 1946: 1945: 1867:(present–2.58 Ma) 1855:(present–66.0 Ma) 1810: 1809: 1805: 1804: 1515:(1679): 267–275. 1461:978-0-444-63771-0 1360:Gondwana Research 1064:extinction events 935:amorphognathoides 773: 772: 689:amorphognathoides 540:Usage information 513: 512: 493: 492: 475: 474: 457: 456: 16:(Redirected from 2511: 2489:Llandovery epoch 2470:World portal 2468: 2467: 2457: 2456: 2419: 2383: 2343: 2312: 2309:Mesoproterozoic 2281: 2274: 2273: 2269: 2228: 2197: 2161: 2130: 2104: 2073: 2066: 2065: 2061: 2025: 1994: 1968: 1961: 1960: 1956: 1920: 1894: 1868: 1861: 1860: 1856: 1837: 1830: 1823: 1814: 1813: 1726: 1725: 1710: 1703: 1696: 1687: 1686: 1680: 1679: 1671: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1623: 1617: 1616: 1576: 1570: 1569: 1549: 1543: 1542: 1532: 1500: 1494: 1493: 1491: 1489: 1480: 1472: 1466: 1465: 1445: 1439: 1438: 1436: 1434: 1420: 1414: 1413: 1395: 1384: 1383: 1366:(4): 1294–1307. 1355: 1344: 1343: 1332: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1307: 1289: 1280: 1274: 1273: 1271: 1239: 1233: 1232: 1221: 1215: 1214: 1194: 1181: 1180: 1160: 1144:Acacus Sandstone 866:Permian–Triassic 781:Llandovery Epoch 761: 760: 758: 757: 756: 755:52.5811; -2.6389 751: 747: 744: 743: 742: 739: 668: 667: 665: 664: 663: 662:55.4400; -3.2700 658: 654: 651: 650: 649: 646: 482: 477: 464: 459: 446: 441: 342: 333: 324: 298: 278: 267: 262: 257: 252: 247: 242: 237: 232: 227: 222: 217: 212: 207: 202: 197: 192: 187: 182: 177: 172: 167: 162: 157: 152: 147: 142: 137: 131: 116: 107: 44: 30: 29: 21: 2519: 2518: 2514: 2513: 2512: 2510: 2509: 2508: 2479: 2478: 2477: 2472: 2462: 2451: 2443: 2425: 2417: 2410: 2381: 2370: 2341: 2334: 2310: 2303: 2279: 2278:Neoproterozoic 2268:(539 Ma–2.5 Ga) 2267: 2266: 2265:Proterozoic Eon 2255: 2226: 2219: 2195: 2188: 2159: 2152: 2128: 2121: 2102: 2095: 2071: 2059: 2058: 2047: 2023: 2016: 1992: 1985: 1966: 1954: 1953: 1942: 1918: 1911: 1892: 1885: 1866: 1854: 1853: 1846: 1841: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1785: 1769: 1719: 1717:Silurian Period 1714: 1684: 1683: 1672: 1661: 1624: 1620: 1577: 1573: 1550: 1546: 1501: 1497: 1487: 1485: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1469: 1462: 1446: 1442: 1432: 1430: 1422: 1421: 1417: 1410: 1396: 1387: 1356: 1347: 1334: 1333: 1320: 1310: 1308: 1287: 1281: 1277: 1240: 1236: 1223: 1222: 1218: 1195: 1184: 1171:(02): 135–154. 1161: 1157: 1152: 1140: 1124: 1107: 1088: 1066:(the Ireviken, 1060: 1048:Tabulate corals 1037: 1023: 1009: 1004: 970: 968:Regional stages 950: 884:in Wales. 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Index

Early Silurian
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Paleozoic
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Silurian
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Late O
Llandovery
Wenlock
Ludlow
Přídolí
Early D
Rhuddanian
Aeronian
Telychian
Sheinwoodian
Homerian

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