Silurian

English Etymology en :af la:Silurēs -ian + 1 Pronunciation en /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/ UK en /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ /sɪˈlɝ.iː.ən/ /saɪ-/ US en /səˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ /səˈlɝ.iː.ən/ /saɪ-/ weak vowel en En-Silurian.ogg en Si lu ri an Si lur i an Adjective en geology Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago. en 1887 R. A. Murray Victoria. Geology and Physical Geography 126 In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable en archaeology Of or related to the Silures, a pre-Roman British tribe. en Celtic tribes Translations of period from 439 to 409 million years ago Dutch: nl silurisch Finnish: fi siluurikautinen German: de silurisch Irish: ga siolúrach Portuguese: pt siluriano Noun A member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia. Proper noun 1 en geology The Silurian period. Translations Silurian period Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 志留紀 Czech: cs silur m Dutch: nl silluur n Estonian: et silur Finnish: fi siluurikausi German: de Silur n Greek: el Σιλούρια f Hungarian: hu szilur Irish: ga an Siolúrach m Japanese: ja シルル紀 シルルき, shiruru-ki Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Силурын галав, mn Силурийн галав Mongolian script: mn ᠰᠢᠯᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ, mn ᠰᠢᠯᠦ᠋ᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ Norwegian: no silur m Portuguese: pt siluriano m Russian: ru силури́йский пери́од m, ru силу́р m Spanish: es Silúrico m Vietnamese: vi kỉ Xi-lua See also Appendix:Geologic timescale