At the end of the Devonian period (360 million years ago), the seas, rivers and lakes were teeming with life while the land was the realm of early plants and devoid of vertebrates, though some, such as Ichthyostega, may have sometimes hauled themselves out of the water.
æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə dɛvˈoʊniən pˈiəɹɪəd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, ðə sˈiːz, ɹˈɪvɚz ænd lˈeɪks wɜː tˈiːmɪŋ wɪð lˈaɪf wˌaɪl ðə lˈænd wʌzðə ɹˈɛlm ʌv ˈɜːli plˈænts ænd dɪvˈɔɪd ʌv vˈɜːɾɪbɹˌeɪts, ðˌoʊ sˌʌm, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɪkθɪˌɑːstɛɡə, mˌeɪhɐv sˈʌmtaɪmz hˈɔːld ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌaʊɾəv ðə wˈɔːɾɚ.