Question

Which geological time period is considered as the golden age of fishes?

• A. Devonian period
• B. Silurian period
• C. Mesozoic
• D. Ordovician period

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Devonian period

The Devonian is a period of the Paleozoic Era. Fish reached substantial diversity during this time, leading the Devonian and thus called as "Age of Fish". The first ray-finned and lobe-finned bony fish appeared in this period and thus called the golden age of fishes.

So, option A is correct.