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Life on the Land

Milwaukee Public Museum's diorama of the early colonization of land during the Silurian bygroups of some of the first land plants.
Milwaukee Public Museum's diorama of the early colonization of land during the Silurian bygroups of some of the first land plants.
During the Silurian there were no dense forests or towering trees. This is the time that the first group of land plants started colonizing the land. This would have a huge impact on erosion, sedimentation, runoff, and nutrient cycles.