The Silurian Period

Image courtesy Steve Greb, Kentucky Geological Survey

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In the Siluran period there were 10 foot crabs (well, eurypterids) called Pterygotus. They had huge pinchers. In the Silurian they also had horn corals, fingerlike bryozoans, trilobites, and small snails.

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To learn more about the Silurian, try these:

Another - Silurian picture: silurian/silu1.jpg

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Another - Silurian picture: silurian/silu4.jpg

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Produced by Zack Upton
4th grade Quest class
Glendover Elementary, Lexington KY
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