The Paleontology of North America

The Devonian in Montana, US

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undifferentiated rock units

See exposures in this state from the:

Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Devonian Fossils

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Paleontology and geology

The Devonian Period began with a long period of erosion. Subsequently, sea level rose, and shallow to deep marine waters covered nearly all of the state. A diversity of marine life, including crinoids, sponges, brachiopods, molluscs, conodonts, and fish occupied these seas. Devonian deposits even include plant spores washed or blown in from nearby lands.

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