Feb 22, 2014 · Millipedes, centipedes and arachnids continued to diversify during the Devonian Period. The earliest known insect, Rhyniella praecusor, was a flightless hexapod with antennae and a...

The earliest land animals, predominantly arthropods such as myriapods, arachnids and hexapods, also became well-established early in this period, after beginning their colonization of land at least from the Ordovician period.

Feb 28, 2025 · The Devonian Period is sometimes called the “Age of Fishes” because of the diverse, abundant, and, in some cases, bizarre types of these creatures that swam Devonian seas. Forests and the coiled shell-bearing marine organisms known as ammonites first appeared early in the Devonian.

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Oct 29, 2012 · The Devonian* saw the peak of marine faunal diversity during the Paleozoic Era. New predators such as sharks, bony fishes and ammonoids ruled the oceans. Trilobites continued their decline, while brachiopods became the most abundant marine organism.

Oct 20, 2022 · The Devonian Period is the fourth period of the Paleozoic Era. This period started about 419 million years ago and ended 358.9 million years ago. The Devonian Period is also sometimes called the “Age of Fishes” because many types of fish (both marine and freshwater) appeared during this period.

Nov 16, 2022 · Discover 6 incredible Devonian Period animals, along with their habitats, where they lived, and what they ate.

Feb 28, 2025 · Devonian Period - Fossils, Marine Life, Plants: A highly varied invertebrate fauna that originated in the preceding Silurian Period continued in the Devonian, and most ecological niches of shallow and deep marine water were exploited.

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 419.2 Mya (million years ago), to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 358.9. It is named after Devon, England, where rocks from this period were first studied.

Despite these significant milestones, the Devonian is referred to as the “Age of Fishes” because of the exceptional diversification of fish species that characterized the oceans during this time. Today, fish are the most numerous vertebrates, or animals with backbones, on Earth.