Period Devonian Period

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Age of fishes; first forests and tetrapods (419-359 Ma).

419.20 Ma – 358.90 Ma · 60.30 Ma duration

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Devonian Period 3

385 Ma First Forests Devonian tree evolution Archaeopteris and Wattieza form first forests, dramatically altering the carbon cycle.
375 Ma First Tetrapods Fish crawl onto land Tiktaalik and relatives develop limbs and begin exploiting terrestrial environments.
372 Ma – 358.9 Ma Late Devonian Extinction Kellwasser and Hangenberg events Series of pulses over ~20 Ma; reef ecosystems collapse; ~75% of species lost.

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