Devonian Period

An age of land plant diversification

The Devonian Period (419-359 Ma) is in the Paleozoic Era, occurring after the Silurian Period and before the Carboniferous Period.

Geologic Age

Eon / Era / Period

Subdivisions

What happened during this time?

Biological

Trends over time...

Flora

Fauna

Image from Berry (2019), on the ecology and appearance of known early forests throughout the Devonian Period.

Geophysical

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