Paleontology Meeting, Silurian Period in Northeastern Illinois by Dave Dolak, Esconi Member. 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K - Rm 131.
All are welcome! Bring your Silurian fossils.
Excerpt from the Field Museum: "Life landed ashore during the Silurian & Devonian periods. Plants colonized the continents, creating habitats for the ancestors of today’s animals..."
Excerpt from the Illinois State Museum: "443 - 417 Million Years Ago — Silurian PeriodA shallow, tropical sea covered Illinois (then south of the equator) during the Silurian. Reefs, corals, crinoids, and shelled invertebrates flourished in the sea..."
