Which of the following period is known as the age of fishes?
A
Ordovician period
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B
Silurian period
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C
Devonian period
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D
Carboniferous period
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Solution
The correct option is C Devonian period The Devonian Period is also known as the age of fish. It is because of the diverse and abundant types of creatures that swam in the Devonian seas. Forests and the coiled shell-bearing marine organisms known as ammonites appeared early in the Devonian period.