Famennian

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The Famennian is one of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian epoch. It lasted from 374.5 ± 2.6 million years ago to 359.2 ± 2.5 million years ago. It was preceded by the Frasnian stage and followed by the Tournasian stage.

North American subdivisions of the Famennian include the Chautauquan, Canadaway, Conneaut, Conneautan, Conewango and Conewangan.

It was during this age that tetrapods first appeared. In the seas, a novel major group of ammonoid cephalopods called clymeniids appeared, underwent tremendous diversification and spread worldwide, then just as suddenly went extinct.

The beginning of the Famennian is marked by a major extinction event, and the end with a smaller but still quite severe extinction event.

Contents 1 Fauna 1.1 Famennian Fish 1.2 Famennian Tetrapods 2 See also

[edit] Fauna

[edit] Famennian Fish

• Cabonnichthys
• Mandageria

[edit] Famennian Tetrapods

• Acanthostega
• Elginerpeton
• Ichthyostega

[edit] See also

• List of fossil sites (with link directory)

Devonian period
Lower/Early Devonian	Middle Devonian	Upper/Late Devonian
Lochkovian | Pragian Emsian	Eifelian | Givetian	Frasnian | Famennian