Silurian

Summary

Silurian is a period^[1]. Silurian draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #11 of 34).^[2]

Key Facts

• Silurian's instance of is recorded as period^[3].
• Silurian's instance of is recorded as system^[4].
• Silures is named after Silurian^[5].
• Silurian followed Ordovician^[6].
• Silurian was followed by Devonian^[7].
• Silurian is part of Paleozoic^[8].
• Silurian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].
• Silurian's Commons category is recorded as Silurian^[10].
• Silurian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as B3E1B6^[11].
• Silurian comprises Llandovery^[12].
• Silurian comprises Wenlock^[13].
• Silurian comprises Ludlow^[14].
• Silurian comprises Pridoli^[15].
• Silurian began on -443100000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Silurian ended on -419620000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Silurian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silurian^[18].
• Silurian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Silurian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Silurian's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• Silurian's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Silurian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Silurian's named by is recorded as Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include period^[3] and system^[4].

Origins

Silures is named after Silurian^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Llandovery^[12], a series^[25]; Wenlock^[13], a series^[26]; Ludlow^[14], a series^[27]; and Pridoli^[15], a series^[28]. Part of include Paleozoic^[8], an era^[29] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].

Influence

Things named for Silurian include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event^[30], an extinction event^[31].

Why It Matters

Silurian draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #11 of 34).^[2] Silurian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Silurian is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Silurian include Ordovician–Silurian extinction event^[30], an extinction event^[31].