Ludlow epoch
In the geological timescale, the Ludlow epoch (from 427.4 ± 0.5 million years ago to 423.0 ± 2.3 million years ago) occurred during the Silurian period, after the end of the Homerian age. It is named for the town of Ludlow in Shropshire, England.
| Ludlow Epoch 427.4–423 million years ago | |
Ages in the Ludlow epoch -427.5 — – -427 — – -426.5 — – -426 — – -425.5 — – -425 — – -424.5 — – -424 — – -423.5 — – -423 — – Ages of the Ludlow epoch. Axis scale: millions of years ago. |
The Ludlow epoch is subdivided into two stages: Gorstian and Ludfordian.
Paleontology
Arthropods
| Arthropods of the Ludlow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa | Presence | Location | Description | Images |
| Arctinurus | Wenlock epoch to Ludlow epoch | Europe and North America | Large (up to 30 centimetres (12 in)) trilobite |  |
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