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Wenlock

Hierarchy:Phanerozoic Paleozoic  Silurian
   Wenlock
Classification:Epoch (as per International Commission on Stratigraphy)
Top:427.4 ± 0.5 Ma
Base:433.4 ± 0.8 Ma
Preceeds:Ludlow Gorstian
Follows:Llandovery Telychian
Primary Divisions:HomerianSheinwoodian
 

Geologic Events

Event NameTypeAgeArea
Ordovician–Silurian extinction events (concludes)Mass Extinction Event~455 - ~430 MaGlobal
Caledonian orogeny (concludes)Orogeny~505 - ~400 MaEurope


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