Silurian Definition

sĭ-lo͝orē-ən, sī-
adjective
Of the Silures.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the third geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of coral reefs and small land plants, the first fish with jaws, and the first land arthropods.
Webster's New World
noun
The Silurian Period.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Silurian period

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Silurian

  • the Silurian

Origin of Silurian

  • From Latin Silures an ancient people of southwest Wales, where the rocks were first identified

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Silurian Sentence Examples

  • The oldest rocks of Elba consist of schist and serpentine which in the eastern part of the island are overlaid by beds containing Silurian and Devonian fossils.

  • The Silurian system was marked by the retreat of the sea from central Australia; but the sea still covered a band across Victoria, from the coast to the Murray basin, passing to the east of Melbourne.

  • This Silurian sea was less extensive than the Ordovician in Victoria; but it appears to have been wider in New South Wales and in Queensland.

  • The best Silurian sequence is in New South Wales.

  • They became extinct in Palaeozoic times, and are chiefly found in the Upper Silurian, though extending upwards as far as the Carboniferous.

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