Brachiopods have a very long history of life on Earth (at least 550 million years). They first appear as fossils in rocks of earliest Cambrian age, and their descendants survive, albeit relatively rarely, in today's oceans and seas. They were particularly abundant during the Palaeozoic Era (248 to 545 million years ago), and are often the most common fossils in rock of that age. Brachiopods are marine animals belonging to their own phylum, Brachiopoda, of the animal kingdom.
Charles /char-les/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced charlz. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Charles is free man.From karl, similar to Old English churl, meaning man, serf.harles is the French variant of Carolus or Karolus, adopted by the English especially since the 17th-century reigns of kings Charles I and II. Charles and its variant forms have been favoured by the royalty of several countries, including the present Prince of Wales.
This most interesting surname recorded in a wide range of spellings from Carl, Carlo, and Charles, to Carletti, De Carlo and Karlowicz, is usually of pre 5th century Germanic origins.It originates from the personal name Karl or Carl, meaning man, and which was later Latinized to Carolus.This personal name gave rise to the Old French spelling of Charles, introduced into England by the Normans after the 1066 Invasion, but was never popularized until the Stuart period commencing in 1603.t originates from the personal name Karl or Carl, meaning man, and which was later Latinized to Carolus. This personal name gave rise to the Old French spelling of Charles, introduced into England by the Normans after the 1066 Invasion, but was never popularized until the Stuart period commencing in 1603.