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- Carboniferous - Wikipedia
The Carboniferous ( ˌkɑːrbəˈnɪfərəs KAR-bə-NIF-ər-əs) [6] is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era that spans 60 million years, from the end of the Devonian Period 358 86 Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Permian Period, 298 9 Ma
- Carboniferous Period | Climate, Flora Fauna | Britannica
The rocks that were formed or deposited during the period constitute the Carboniferous System The name Carboniferous refers to coal-bearing strata that characterize the upper portion of the series throughout the world
- The Carboniferous Period - University of California Museum of Paleontology
The Carboniferous Period lasted from about 359 2 to 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era The term "Carboniferous" comes from England, in reference to the rich deposits of coal that occur there
- Carboniferous Period - Fossils, Plants, Animals | Britannica
The Carboniferous was a time of diverse marine invertebrates The Late Devonian Period experienced major extinctions within some marine invertebrate groups, and Carboniferous faunas reflect a different composition from what had prevailed earlier in the Paleozoic Era
- Carboniferous Period information and Prehistoric Facts | National . . .
The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it
- Carboniferous Period summary | Britannica
Carboniferous Period, Interval of geologic time 358 9–298 9 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic plate movements
- Carboniferous - New World Encyclopedia
In the Carboniferous period—the fifth of six periods making up the Paleozoic era within the Phanerozoic eon—the amniote egg (of a reptile) and also an early ancestor of Conifer trees first appeared The Carboniferous period lies between the Devonian and the Permian periods
- Carboniferous Period - Geology Page
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 358 9 ± 0 4 million years ago, to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 298 9 ± 0 15 Ma
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