The earliest land animals, predominantly arthropods such as myriapods, arachnids and hexapods, also became well-established early in this period, after beginning their colonization of land at …

Nov 3, 2025 · The Devonian Period is sometimes called the “Age of Fishes” because of the diverse, abundant, and, in some cases, bizarre types of these creatures that swam Devonian …

During the Devonian, two major animal groups colonized the land. The first tetrapods land-living vertebrates appeared during the Devonian, as did the first terrestrial arthropods, including …

Feb 22, 2014 · Some Placoderms were up to 33 feet (10 meters) in length. Cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays were common by the late Devonian. Devonian strata also contain the first …

Oct 29, 2012 · The Devonian* saw the peak of marine faunal diversity during the Paleozoic Era. New predators such as sharks, bony fishes and ammonoids ruled the oceans. Trilobites …

The new life burgeoning on land apparently escaped the worst effects of the mass extinction that ended the Devonian. The main victims were marine creatures, with up to 70 percent of species …

By the Devonian period, life was well underway in its colonization of the land. The bacterial and algal mats were joined early in the period by primitive plants that created the first recognizable …

In this post we explain everything you need to know about the Devonian fauna. Learn more about the development of life on our planet.

Nov 16, 2022 · Discover 6 incredible Devonian Period animals, along with their habitats, where they lived, and what they ate.

Despite these significant milestones, the Devonian is referred to as the “Age of Fishes” because of the exceptional diversification of fish species that characterized the oceans during this time. …