One quiet evening, 450 million years ago...
(Revised version)

Got some feedback and made a few edits for better accuracy. Mainly I slimmed the ring down a bit since it was too dense and enlarged the moon a bit since it would've been closer to Earth in the Ordovician. #paleoart

The eurypterid featured here is a Megalograptus.

This scene was directly inspired by this fascinating new study that just came to light:

TomHoltzPaleo
Evidence suggesting that earth had a ring in the Ordovician

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X24004230