Ìgbà Dẹfoníà
Ìgbà Dẹfoníà 416–359.2 ẹgbẹgbẹ̀rún ọdun sẹ́yìn
Mean atmospheric O2 content over period duration
ca. 15 Vol %[ 1] (75 % of modern level)
Mean atmospheric CO2 content over period duration
ca. 2200 ppm[ 2] (8 times pre-industrial level)
Mean surface temperature over period duration
ca. 20 °C[ 3] (6 °C above modern level)
Sea level (above present day)
Relatively steady around 180m, gradually falling to 120m through period[ 4]
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from 416 to 359.2 ẹgbẹgbẹ̀rún ọdún sẹ́yìn (ICS, 2004 ,[ 5] chart ). It is named after Devon, England , where rocks from this period were first studied.
During the Devonian Period the pectoral and pelvic fins of lobe-finned fish evolved into legs[ 6] as they started to walk on land as tetrapods around 397 Ma.[ 7] Various terrestrial arthropods also became well-established.
Itokasi
Geologic history of Earth
In left column are eons; right column: bold are eras; not bold are periods:
Hadean(4.57 – 4 Gya) (informal)
Archean(4 – 2.5 Gya) Eoarchean (4 – 3.6 Gya) Paleoarchean (3.6 – 3.2 Gya) Mesoarchean (3.2 – 2.8 Gya) Neoarchean (2.8 – 2.5 Gya)
Proterozoic(2.5 Gya – 542 Mya) Paleoproterozoic (2.5 – 1.6 Gya) : Siderian (2.5 – 2.3 Gya) · Rhyacian (2.3 – 2.05 Gya) · Orosirian (2.05 – 1.8 Gya) · Statherian (1.8 – 1.6 Gya)Mesoproterozoic (1.6 – 1 Gya) : Calymmian (1.6 – 1.4 Gya) · Ectasian (1.4 – 1.2 Gya) · Stenian (1.2 – 1 Gya)Neoproterozoic (1 Gya – 542 Mya) : Tonian (1 Gya – 850 Mya) · Cryogenian (850 – 635 Mya) · Ediacaran (635 – 542 Mya)
Mya = millions years ago. Gya = billions years ago.
Phanerozoic (542 – 0 Mya)
In horizontal bars are eras; in left column are periods; right column: bold are epochs; not bold not italic are ages; italic are chrons:
Terreneuvian (542 – 521 Mya) : Fortunian (542 – 528 Mya) · Age 2* (528 – 521 Mya) Epoch 2* (521 – 510 Mya) : Age 3* (521 – 515 Mya) · Age 4* (515 – 510 Mya) Epoch 3* (510 – 499 Mya) : Age 5* (510 – 506.5 Mya) · Drumian (506.5 – 503 Mya) · Guzhangian (503 – 499 Mya)Furongian (499 – 488.3 Mya) : Paibian (499 – 496 Mya) · Age 9* (496 – 492 Mya) · Age 10* (492 – 488.3 Mya)
Early Ordovician (488.3 – 471.8 Mya) : Tremadocian (488.3 – 478.6 Mya) · Floian (478.6 – 471.8 Mya)Middle Ordovician (471.8 – 460.9 Mya) : Dapingian (471.8 – 468.1 Mya) · Darriwilian (468.1 – 460.9 Mya)Late Ordovician (460.9 – 443.7 Mya) : Sandbian (460.9 – 455.8 Mya) · Katian (455.8 – 445.6 Mya) · Hirnantian (445.6 – 443.7 Mya)
Llandovery (443.7 – 428.2 Mya) : Rhuddanian (443.7 – 439 Mya) · Aeronian (439 – 436 Mya) · Telychian (436 – 428.2 Mya)Wenlock (428.2 – 422.9 Mya) : Sheinwoodian (428.2 – 426.2 Mya) · Homerian (426.2 – 422.9 Mya)Ludlow (422.9 – 418.7 Mya) : Gorstian (422.9 – 421.3 Mya) · Ludfordian (421.3 – 418.7 Mya)Pridoli (418.7 – 416 Mya)
Early Devonian (416 – 397.5 Mya) : Lochkovian (416 – 411.2 Mya) · Pragian (411.2 – 407 Mya) · Emsian (407 – 397.5 Mya)Middle Devonian (397.5 – 385.3 Mya) : Eifelian (397.5 – 391.8 Mya) · Givetian (391.8 – 385.3 Mya)Late Devonian (385.3 – 359.2 Mya) : Frasnian (385.3 – 374.5 Mya) · Famennian (374.5 – 359.2 Mya)
Mississippian (359.2 – 318.1 Mya) : Tournaisian / Early Mississippian (359.2 – 345.3 Mya) · Viséan / Middle Mississippian (345.3 – 328.3 Mya) · Serpukhovian / Late Mississippian (328.3 – 318.1 Mya)Pennsylvanian (318.1 – 299 Mya) : Bashkirian / Early Pennsylvanian (318.1 – 311.7 Mya) · Moscovian / Middle Pennsylvanian (311.7 – 307.2 Mya) · Late Pennsylvanian (307.2 – 299 Mya) : Kasimovian (307.2 – 303.4 Mya) · Gzhelian (303.4 – 299 Mya)
Cisuralian (299 – 270.6 Mya) : Asselian (299 – 294.6 Mya) · Sakmarian (294.6 – 284.4 Mya) · Artinskian (284.4 – 275.6 Mya) · Kungurian (275.6 – 270.6 Mya)Guadalupian (270.6 – 260.4 Mya) : Roadian (270.6 – 268 Mya) · Wordian (268 – 265.8 Mya) · Capitanian (265.8 – 260.4 Mya)Lopingian (260.4 – 251 Mya) : Wuchiapingian (260.4 – 253.8 Mya) · Changhsingian (253.8 – 251 Mya)
Mesozoic (251 – 65.5 Mya)
Early Triassic (251 – 245.9 Mya) : Induan (251 – 249.5 Mya) · Olenekian (249.5 – 245.9 Mya)Middle Triassic (245.9 – 228.7 Mya) : Anisian (245.9 – 237 Mya) · Ladinian (237 – 228.7 Mya)Late Triassic (228.7 – 199.6 Mya) : Carnian (228.7 – 216.5 Mya) · Norian (216.5 – 203.6 Mya) · Rhaetian (203.6 – 199.6 Mya)
Early Jurassic (199.6 – 175.6 Mya) : Hettangian (199.6 – 196.5 Mya) · Sinemurian (196.5 – 189.6 Mya) · Pliensbachian (189.6 – 183 Mya) · Toarcian (183 – 175.6 Mya)Middle Jurassic (175.6 – 161.2 Mya) : Aalenian (175.6 – 171.6 Mya) · Bajocian (171.6 – 167.7 Mya) · Bathonian (167.7 – 164.7 Mya) · Callovian (164.7 – 161.2 Mya)Late Jurassic (161.2 – 145.5 Mya) : Oxfordian (161.2 – 155.6 Mya) · Kimmeridgian (155.6 – 150.8 Mya) · Tithonian (150.8 – 145.5 Mya)
Early Cretaceous (145.5 – 99.6 Mya) : Berriasian (145.5 – 140.2 Mya) · Valanginian (140.2 – 133.9 Mya) · Hauterivian (133.9 – 130 Mya) · Barremian (130 – 125 Mya) · Aptian (125 – 112 Mya) · Albian (112 – 99.6 Mya)Late Cretaceous (99.6 – 65.5 Mya) : Cenomanian (99.6 – 93.6 Mya) · Turonian (93.6 – 88.6 Mya) · Coniacian (88.6 – 85.8 Mya) · Santonian (85.8 – 83.5 Mya) · Campanian (83.5 – 70.6 Mya) · Maastrichtian (70.6 – 65.5 Mya)
Cenozoic (65.5 – 0 Mya)
Paleocene (65.5 – 55.8 Mya) : Danian (65.5 – 61.1 Mya) · Selandian (61.1 – 58.7 Mya) · Thanetian (58.7 – 55.8 Mya)Eocene (55.8 – 33.9 Mya) : Ypresian (55.8 – 48.6 Mya) · Lutetian (48.6 – 40.4 Mya) · Bartonian (40.4 – 37.2 Mya) · Priabonian (37.2 – 33.9 Mya)Oligocene (33.9 – 23.03 Mya) : Rupelian (33.9 – 28.4 Mya) · Chattian (28.4 – 23.03 Mya)
Miocene (23.03 – 5.332 Mya) : Aquitanian (23.03 – 20.43 Mya) · Burdigalian (20.43 – 15.97 Mya) · Langhian (15.97 – 13.82 Mya) · Serravallian (13.82 – 11.608 Mya) · Tortonian (11.608 – 7.246 Mya) · Messinian (7.246 – 5.332 Mya)Pliocene (5.332 – 2.588 Mya) : Piacenzian (5.332 – 3.6 Mya) · Zanclean (3.6 – 2.588 Mya)
Quaternary(2.588 – 0 Mya)
Pleistocene (2.588 Mya – 11.4 kya) : Gelasian (2.588 – 1.806 Mya) · Calabrian (1.806 Mya – 781 kya) · Middle Pleistocene / Ionian (781 – 126 kya) · Late Pleistocene / Tarantian (126 – 11.4 kya): Oldest Dryas* (18 – 14.67 kya) · Bølling* (14.67 – 14 kya) · Older Dryas* (14 – 13.7 kya) · Allerød* (13.7 – 12.8 kya) · Younger Dryas* (12.8 – 11.4 kya) Holocene (11.4 – 0 kya) : Preboreal* (11.4 – 9 kya) · Boreal* (9 – 8 kya) · Atlantic* (8 – 5 kya) · Subboreal* (5 – 2.5 kya) · Subatlantic* (2.5 – 0 kya)
kya = thousands years ago. Mya = millions years ago. * Not officially recognized by the I.C.S.
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