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Ordovician

earth science Maturity 11-13

A long time ago, the world was different.

Earth Paleogeography 480 Ma (Early Ordovician, Tremadocian).png
Earth Paleogeography 480 Ma (Early Ordovician, Tremadocian).png
Many animals lived in the sea. Some tiny plants grew on land. The oceans were very big and warm.
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Nmnh fg09.jpg
It was a busy time for life. Do you like looking at old fossils?

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File:Earth Paleogeography 480 Ma (Early Ordovician, Tremadocian).png
Earth Paleogeography 480 Ma (Early...
File:Earth Paleogeography 470 Ma (Early-Middle Ordovician, Dapingian).png
Earth Paleogeography 470 Ma (Early-Middle...
File:Earth Paleogeography 450 Ma (Late Ordovician, Katian).png
Earth Paleogeography 450 Ma (Late...
File:Anomalodonta gigantea Waynesville Franklin Co IN.JPG
Anomalodonta gigantea Waynesville...
File:Nmnh fg09.jpg
Nmnh fg09.jpg
File:Endoceras life restoration.png
Endoceras life restoration.png
File:LibertyFormationSlab092313.jpg
LibertyFormationSlab092313.jpg
File:Isotelus trilobite from Wisconsin.jpg
Isotelus trilobite from Wisconsin.jpg
File:20191205 Aegirocassis benmoulai Aegirocassis benmoulae.png
20191205 Aegirocassis benmoulai...
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Eurypterids Pentecopterus Vertical.jpg
File:Ordovician Land Scene.jpg
Ordovician Land Scene.jpg
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Anji Biota.jpg
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