Homerian Epoch

The Homerian age (431-427 Ma) occurs after the Sheinwoodian age and before the Gorstian age. 

What happened during this time?

• Direct evidence of Cooksonia pertonii from Ireland (Edwards et al., 1983).

• Charcoal from early Homerian strata at Rumney, Wales, is the earliest record of fire on Earth ~430 Ma (Glasspool & Gastaldo 2022)

  • The frequency of charcoal data indicates that fires were not rare, but an established part of the terrestrial biome from at least the Wenlock onward.