Carboniferous period

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The Carboniferous period was a Paleozoic era interval, roughly 359 to 299 million years ago, characterized by extensive swampy forests that formed vast coal deposits and by the diversification of early amphibians and insects.

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instanceOf Paleozoic period ⓘ
geological period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) ⓘ
Mississippian and Pennsylvanian in North America ⓘ
Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) ⓘ
atmosphericOxygenLevel higher than present ⓘ
up to about 30–35 percent ⓘ
biologicalEvent development of extensive peat-forming ecosystems ⓘ
diversification of winged insects ⓘ
origin of amniotes ⓘ
radiation of amphibians ⓘ
climate generally warm and humid ⓘ
subject to glaciations in Gondwana ⓘ
continentConfiguration Laurasia in northern hemisphere ⓘ
large supercontinent Gondwana in southern hemisphere ⓘ
dominantFauna diverse insects ⓘ
early amphibians ⓘ
early reptiles ⓘ
giant millipedes ⓘ
large dragonfly-like insects ⓘ
dominantFlora early gymnosperms ⓘ
ferns ⓘ
lycopsids ⓘ
seed ferns ⓘ
sphenopsids ⓘ
duration about 60 million years ⓘ
endTime about 299 million years ago ⓘ
follows Devonian period ⓘ
linked to: Devonian Period
importantFor industrial coal resources ⓘ
knownFor diversification of early amphibians ⓘ
diversification of insects ⓘ
extensive coal formation ⓘ
high atmospheric oxygen levels ⓘ
large arthropods ⓘ
swampy forests ⓘ
majorEnvironment coal-forming tropical wetlands ⓘ
extensive coastal swamps ⓘ
lush equatorial forests ⓘ
namedAfter carbon ⓘ
partOf Paleozoic era ⓘ
linked to: Paleozoic Era
precedes Permian period ⓘ
linked to: Permian Period
recognizedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
resultedIn major coal deposits in Asia ⓘ
major coal deposits in Europe ⓘ
major coal deposits in North America ⓘ
startTime about 359 million years ago ⓘ
stratigraphicSystem Carboniferous system ⓘ
subdivision Mississippian ⓘ
Pennsylvanian ⓘ
tectonicContext assembly of Pangaea ⓘ

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Indiana limestone → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Pennsylvania → demonym → Pennsylvanian ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Phanerozoic Eon → contains → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Paleozoic Era → contains → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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International Chronostratigraphic Chart → includes → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Bedford limestone → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Carboniferous period → alsoKnownAs → Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Carboniferous period → alsoKnownAs → Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Carboniferous period → stratigraphicSystem → Carboniferous system ⓘ
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Lycopodiophyta → hadArborescentFormsIn → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Amadeus Basin → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
subject linked to: Amadeus Basin geological region
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Colony of Pennsylvania → demonym → Pennsylvanian ⓘ
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Devonian Period → precedes → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Permian Period → follows → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Carboniferous rainforest collapse → occurredIn → Pennsylvanian subperiod ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Millstone Grit → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Fife coalfield → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Mam Tor → geologicalAge → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Joggins Fossil Cliffs → geologicalAge → Late Carboniferous ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Carboniferous Limestone → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Harrodsburg Limestone → partOf → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Mazon River → geologicalAgeRepresented → Pennsylvanian period ⓘ
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Salem Limestone → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
subject linked to: Salem Limestone formation
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Yorkshire coalfield → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Malham Cove → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Attermire Scar → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Salisbury Crags → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Whinny Hill → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Dumbarton Rock → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Age of Fishes → precedes → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Age of Fishes → followedBy → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Laurussia → existedDuringPeriod → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Cisuralian Epoch → follows → Pennsylvanian Subperiod ⓘ
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Cisuralian Epoch → follows → Late Carboniferous ⓘ
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Late Devonian → precedes → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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North Berwick Law → geologicalAge → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Equatorial Euramerica → locatedInTimePeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Laurussia → existedDuringGeologicPeriod → Carboniferous Period ⓘ
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Iberian Massif → geologicalPeriodRecorded → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Pennine Basin → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Coal Measures → geologicAge → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Coal Measures → partOf → Carboniferous System ⓘ
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Dunmore Cave → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Bodmin Moor → formedDuring → Carboniferous period ⓘ
Yoredale Series → geologicAge → Carboniferous ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Yoredale Series → geologicPeriod → Mississippian–Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) ⓘ
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Harrisburg–Philadelphia–New York City → usedByService → Pennsylvanian ⓘ
linked to: Carboniferous period
Bleaklow Stones → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Maritimes Basin → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous ⓘ
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Lepidodendron → livedDuring → Carboniferous period ⓘ