Dapingian Age

The Dapingian (470-467 Ma) is the earliest age during the Middle Ordovician, that occurs after the Floian (Early Ordovician), and before the Darriwilian (late Middle Ordovician).

Geologic Age

  • 470.0–467.3 Ma

Eon / Era / Period / Epoch

What happened during this time?

  • Some of the earliest cryptospores are from Argentina which may be from land plants (Rubinstein et al. 2010)

  • Fossils of plant sporangia have been found in Oman with cryptospores showing concentric lamellae in their walls, similar to liverworts.