An international team of scientists has reconstructed the Earth's climate belts of the late Ordovician Period, between 460 and 445 million years ago. The findings show that these ancient climate ...

The features are layers of limestone sedimentary rock in Sweden, China and Russia that contain 100 to 1,000 times more meteorite debris than normally seen and are 465.7 million years old.

Previous research has yet to determine the cause for either the late Devonian or Ordovician mass extinctions, which occurred 372 and 445 million years ago, respectively. The Ordovician extinction ...

The owner, who had admired the bucolic Big Woods location since his childhood, built a luxurious 5,896-square-foot “modern farmhouse” overlooking a 4-acre pond.

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, ...

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These vertebrates are likely to be products of what is called the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (around 485 million to 445 million years ago) — a sequel to an episode of ...

A few million years following the period of increased meteor strikes, about 445 million years ago, there was a dramatic decrease in Earth’s global temperatures known as the Hirnantian Age.

A few million years following the period of increased meteor strikes, about 445 million years ago, there was a dramatic decrease in Earth’s global temperatures known as the Hirnantian Age.

This cooling event occurred during the late Ordovician period, around 445–443 million years ago, and is characterized by a significant global glaciation that led to widespread ice sheets ...

A few million years following the period of increased meteor strikes, about 445 million years ago, there was a dramatic decrease in Earth’s global temperatures known as the Hirnantian Age.