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Definition of Silurians

Silurian
Silurian Si*lu"ri*an, a. [From L. Silures, a people who anciently inhabited a part of England and Wales.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in that country. Note: The Silurian formation, so named by Murchison, is divided into the Upper Silurian and Lower Silurian. The lower part of the Lower Silurian, with some underlying beds, is now separated under the name Cambrian, first given by Sedwick. Recently the term Ordovician has been proposed for the Lower Silurian, leawing the original word to apply only to the Upper Silurian.
Silurian
Silurian Si*lu"ri*an, n. The Silurian age.

Meaning of Silurians from wikipedia

- Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians, and were created by Malcolm Hulke. The first Silurians introduced are depicted as prehistoric and...
- The Silurian (/sɪˈljʊəri.ən, saɪ-/ sih-LURE-ee-ən, sy-) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period...
- to Anthropocene studies." The term "Silurian hypothesis" was inspired by the fictional species called the Silurians from the British television series...
- Doctor attempts to warn the Silurians, but they put him in a cage. He is able to reason with the leader of the Silurians, who attempts to convince his...
- The Silurian is the geological period and system lasting roughly from 445 million years ago to 415 million years ago. Silurian may also refer to: Silurian...
- the earth and disrupting a civilisation of Silurians who dwell beneath the earth. In turn, the Silurians open holes in the ground to experiment on one...
- sometimes known as the end-Ordovician m**** extinction or the Ordovician-Silurian extinction, is the first of the "big five" major m**** extinction events...
- 2011-01-03 "Society of the Silurians". Retrieved 3 May 2011. Christine Harper Profile New York Press Club Award Society of the Silurians National Headliner Club...
- humanoid Silurians. In the episode, deep underground, humans Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Nasreen Chaudhry (Meera Syal) have a conference with the Silurians' leader...
- captured by Preston. The Silurians revive the Sea Devil warriors of Elite Group One and their brilliant commander, Sauvix. The Silurians and Sea Devils launch...