Mild Climates

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

(Matthew 7:25) KJV

Descriptions of geological periods usually start with a statement on climate. It’s a subtle way to pay homage to the fact that a vast amount of water moved a vast amount of sediment.

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August 6th

Silurian

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

(Deuteronomy 8:15) KJV

The Silurian is where popular science (SciPop) has the origin of the first scorpions, supposedly evolved from a primitive branch of the arthropods. However Silurian scorpions are just as developed as the ones alive today.

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