Doctor Who race
Silurians
Type	Reptilian humanoids
Affiliated with	Sea Devils
Home planet	Earth
First appearance	Doctor Who and the Silurians

The name Silurians refers to a fictional race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Silurians were Earth's first sentient species, were scientifically advanced, and lived during prehistoric times. At some point, the Moon approached close to Earth, threatening to cause geological upheaval, and the Silurians went into self-induced hibernation to survive. A Silurian, a reptilian humanoid from Doctor Who This work is copyrighted. ... The Sea Devils are a fictional race of amphibious reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... Doctor Who and the Silurians is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from January 31 to March 14, 1970. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians  Rhynchocephalia - Tuataras  Squamata   Suborder Sauria- Lizards   Suborder Serpentes - Snakes   Suborder Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards Testudines - Turtles Superorder Dinosauria  Saurischia  Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods, and also are amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ...

Overview

The name Silurian is a misnomer. In the original story, it was coined and used exclusively by humans. The misnomer arose because the race was identified as belonging to the Silurian period when they were first encountered in the Third Doctor serial Doctor Who and the Silurians. The Doctor, in a later serial, mentions that Silurians should more properly be called Eocenes. However, that term appears to be equally inaccurate. The Silurians are seen using dinosaurs as guard animals, and by the Eocene epoch, dinosaurs had long become extinct. Lawrence Miles suggests in his About Time reference books that the primitive Silurians co-existed with dinosaurs and their domesticated versions survived with them. An alternative explanation is that the Silurians resurrected the dinosaurs from fossil remains, using their expertise in genetic engineering. Look up Misnomer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A misnomer is an incorrect or misleading name for a thing. ... The Silurian is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Ordovician period, about 443. ... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who and the Silurians is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from January 31 to March 14, 1970. ... The Doctor is the only known name of the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... The Eocene epoch (56-34 MYA) is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in the Cenozoic era. ... Orders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are vertebrates (that range from crocodile-like to birds) that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years from around 230 million years ago until 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, when all non-avian dinosaurs became extinct... Orders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are vertebrates (that range from crocodile-like to birds) that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years from around 230 million years ago until 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, when all non-avian dinosaurs became extinct... Lawrence Miles (born 1972 in Middlesex) is a science-fiction author best known for his work on original Doctor Who novels (both for the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books series), and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this 1986 autoluminograph of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene of the firefly strikingly demonstrates the power and potential of genetic manipulation. ...

In the novelisation of Doctor Who and the Silurians (titled Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters), they are always identified as "reptile men (and women)" and in some of the New Adventures novels, the term "Earth Reptile" is offered as the "modern" term for them. Whichever period of history the Silurians actually belonged to, the first name applied to them is the one that has stuck. The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ...

Silurians are scaly, cold-blooded reptilian humanoids, with yellow eyes and oval mouths. In Doctor Who and the Silurians they are also possessed of a red third eye that has various abilities, such as stunning or killing their opponents, signalling each other, or opening doors keyed to emanations from the third eye. The eye glows when it is active. In their subsequent appearance in Warriors of the Deep (1984), the eye merely glows harmlessly (because of a mistake on the part of the production team) when an individual Silurian speaks. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In mythology, popular fiction, fringe theories, and conspiracy theories, reptilian humanoids are described as intelligent, supernatural, and/or highly developed reptile-like humanoids. ... Warriors of the Deep is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 5 to January 13, 1984. ...

Some other anatomical discrepancies exist between the Silurians of their original story and Warriors of the Deep. The spin-off novel Scales of Injustice by Gary Russell and the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip Final Genesis explain the discrepancy by stating that Silurians of differing appearance belonged to different sub-species. The cover artwork of Scales of Injustice even portrays a hybrid Silurian with features intermediate between their aquatic cousins the Sea Devils and one of the Silurians seen in Warriors. The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Gary Russell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK) is a freelance writer and former child actor. ... Doctor Who Weekly #1, cover dated October 17, 1979 Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a periodical devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sea Devils are a fictional race of amphibious reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

In their first appearance in Doctor Who and the Silurians, a group of Silurians were awakened from hibernation by the energy from a nearby nuclear power research centre. The Silurians then attempted reclaim the planet from humanity by releasing a deadly virus and attempting to disperse part of the Van Allen Belt. Both plans, however, were thwarted by the Doctor. Despite the Doctor's best efforts to broker a peaceful solution, the Silurian base was destroyed by UNIT on Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's order. Suspended animation is the slowing without termination of life processes by external means. ... The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms. ... Van Allen belts The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles around Earth, trapped by Earths magnetic field. ... The United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (also known as UNIT) is a fictional military organization from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. ...

Another group of Silurians in Warriors of the Deep allied themselves with the Sea Devils, in a second attempt to reclaim Earth from the humans. That attempt took place circa 2084. Curiously, on that occasion the creatures used the terms "Silurians" and "Sea Devils" to refer to themselves, despite these terms previously being purely human phrases. They also referred to a previous encounter with the Doctor, but the terms used did not match the earlier stories. This story portrayed the Silurians as having a living weapon, the Myrka. Warriors of the Deep is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 5 to January 13, 1984. ... (Redirected from 2084) (20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries) Definition In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2000-2099. ...

Other appearances by the Silurians in the Doctor Who spin-off media include the Virgin New Adventures novel Blood Heat, which featured an alternate reality where the Silurians had conquered Earth; and the Virgin Missing Adventures novel Scales of Injustice. Also featuring the Silurians were the Big Finish Productions audio plays Bloodtide (with the Sixth Doctor) and UNIT: The Coup (with now-General Sir Lethbridge-Stewart). Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... It has been suggested that Parallel universe be merged into this article or section. ... The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Bloodtide is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the Sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

In The Coup, set in the present day (but see UNIT dating controversy), the Silurians attempt to finally make peace in the humans. In UNIT: The Wasting, the Silurians aid UNIT in finding a cure for a deadly plague. How this peace eventually breaks down into the open hostility seen in Warriors of the Deep some eighty years later is not known. The UNIT dating controversy refers to an ongoing debate in Doctor Who fandom about exactly when the stories featuring the fictional military organization known as the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce actually take place in the timeline of the television series. ...

Silurians have also made many minor appearances in the New Adventures, as they have been accepted into Terran society by Bernice Summerfield's time, when the term "Earth Reptile" was apparently popularised. Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishings range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures. ...

The Doctor Who Magazine cycle of comic strips, The Cybermen portrays the Cybermen discovering Silurians and Sea Devils living on the planet Mondas during an unspecified time in the past. Whether these Earth Reptiles evolved on Mondas or were transported there is not clear. The strip also portrays Golgoth, a primordial humanoid reptile god-figure, who resembles a Sea Devil and may have some link to the Silurians. The first strip, The Dead Heart, introduces the Silurians into continuity; subsequent strips concentrate on the Sea Devils and, later, Golgoth. Doctor Who Weekly #1, cover dated October 17, 1979 Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a periodical devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Mondas as it appeared in The Tenth Planet. ...

Appearances

Television

• Doctor Who and the Silurians - January 31 - March 14, 1970
• Warriors of the Deep - January 5 - January 13, 1984

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Spin-off novels

• Blood Heat by Jim Mortimore
• The Scales of Injustice by Gary Russell

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Comic strips

• Twilight of the Silurians by Steve Moore (script) and David Lloyd (art), Doctor Who Weekly #21-#22
• City of Devils by Gary Russell (script) and Vincent Danks (art), "Doctor Who Magazine Holiday Special 1992"; featuring Sarah Jane Smith and K-9.
• Final Genesis by Warwick Grey (script) and Colin Andrew (art), DWM #203-#206; set in an alternate world where humans and Silurians have become allies; featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and Bernice Summerfield visiting from "our" universe.
• The Cybermen: The Dead Heart by Alan Barnes (script) and Adrian Salmon (art), DWM #215-#220

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Audio spin-offs

• Bloodtide
• UNIT: The Coup