419 – 359 MA

Period · Paleozoic

Devonian

419–359 Ma

The Devonian is a period within the Paleozoic, spanning roughly 419 to 359 million years ago. The "Age of Fishes"; the Moroccan trilobite beds of Alnif and the New York Hamilton Group fall in the Middle Devonian.

Rankperiod· Paleobiology Database
Base419 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Top359 Ma· Paleobiology Database
Duration60.3 Myr· Paleobiology Database
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

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Stratum Strata. "Devonian" (Time interval). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/time/devonian. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/time/devonian}},
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  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
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