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Disambiguation: "Devonian" is sometimes used to refer to the Southwestern Brythonic language, and the people of the county of Devon are sometimes referred to as "Devonians"
The Devonian is a geologic period of the Paleozoic era. It is named after Devon, England, where rocks from this period were first studied.
During the Devonian Period the first fish evolved legs and started to walk on land as amphibians, and the first arthropods like insects and spiders also started to colonize terrestrial habitats. The first seed-bearing plants spread across dry land, forming huge forests. In the oceans, fish diversified into the first sharks, and the first lobe-finned and bony fish. The first ammonite mollusks appeared, and trilobites, the mollusc-like brachiopods, as well as great coral reefs were still common. The Late Devonian extinction severely affected marine life. The paleogeography was dominated by the supercontinent of Gondwana to the south, the continent of Siberia to the north, and the early formation of the small supercontinent of Euramerica in the middle.
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Almost recovered from double casino shift as a volunteer for the Friends of the Devonian Botanic Garden yesterday... Being banker was neato.
ecoDomestica (Deborah Merriam) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:59:21 -0000
Almost recovered from double casino shift as a volunteer for the Friends of the Devonian Botanic Garden yesterday... Being banker was neato.
New post: Devonian Dragon (http://cli.gs/nzrdd)
Elementswiki (Timo Aho) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:07:45 -0000
New post: Devonian Dragon (http://cli.gs/nzrdd)
@marthana79 glad you enjoyed it. Yes makes me proud to be Devonian :)
RolandSquire (Roland Squire) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:55 -0000
@marthana79 glad you enjoyed it. Yes makes me proud to be Devonian :)
#nowplaying Listening: GONTITI - Devonian Boys - TIny Lips
PE2nd (PE2nd) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:18:16 -0000
#nowplaying Listening: GONTITI - Devonian Boys - TIny Lips
Our #FollowFriday suggestions: @luismtzroman @Devonian @annetics @fleeangrybear. Have a great weekend!
Vitalyte (Vitalyte) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:00:22 -0000
Our #FollowFriday suggestions: @luismtzroman @Devonian @annetics @fleeangrybear. Have a great weekend!
#followfriday @robertz Devonian (South West Englander, not staggeringly ancient) thespian, rambler, copywriter and all round good guy.
AdrianHiggs (Adrian Higgs) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:29:32 -0000
#followfriday @robertz Devonian (South West Englander, not staggeringly ancient) thespian, rambler, copywriter and all round good guy.
Devonian Geography - Description and maps of the continents as they existed at the time.
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Dunkleosteus - An article about one of the most well known Devonian fish.
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Lecanocrinus and Taxocrinus in the Czech Republic - Detailed description, with references, of 2 Devonian crinoids.
Palaeozoic Forests - A description of the colonization of the land by vascular plants and the formation of the first forests in the Devonian.
Sarcopterygii - A cladistic diagram, with extensive references to scientific papers on the subject.
Sarcopterygii - A description of the lobe-finned fish which first appeared in the early Devonian and had mostly died out by the end of the period.
The Devonian - An overview of the period from the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.
The Red Hill Story - A description of this location, with maps showing its position on the Laurussian continent.
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