Ordovician Era ZACH WARD, FAITH RUSSMAN, TYLER SHERLOCK

  • After the Cambrian Period
  • Lasted about 45 million years
  • Much of the world was under water
  • Most of Earths land formed the super continent Gondwana
  • As the continent shifted south, glaciers accumulated
  • Some creatures started to venture onto land
  • Fossilized arthropods and plant spores were found on land
  • Named after the Ordovices
  • Ancient British tribe that lived near Wales
  • Wales is where they first discovered/studied fossils from the period
  • In conclusion...
  • World was mostly covered in ocean
  • Time of invertebrates
  • Ice age caused mass extinction

"The Ordovician Period." The Ordovician Period. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.

Society, National Geographic. "Ordovician Period, Ordovician Period Information, Prehistoric Facts." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.

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