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the mississippian period was 40 million years ago, and it is an era of time that scientists use to categorise a point in the earth's geological time.
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Important organisms of this period were crinoids and foraminifera?
Mississippian Period
When did Mississippian period begin?
At the end of the Wood land period begin
Is the mississippian period in paleozoic era?
Yes. The Mississippian period is a part of the Paleozoic era, along with the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian periods.
What is Mississippian period?
The Mississippian Period was from about 345 million to 325 million years ago. It is part of the Paleozoic Era. The Mississippian and the Pennsylvanian (325 to 280 MYA) are often grouped together as the Carboniferous Period.
Where is the type location for the Mississippian Period?
The United States
Ended with the Allegheny Orogeny?
Mississippian Period............by R.E
What is the nickname for the Mississippian time period?
The Age of Crinoids
What separates the Mississippian period from the Pennsylvanian period?
The Carboniferous Period has been divided into the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) and the Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) based on the differing stratigraphy found on different continents. The Mississippian has a stratigraphy that was mostly limestone, and most coal-bearing deposits (not all) were found in the Pennsylvanian.
What is the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods grouped together?
The Carboniferous Period
What animal life apeared during the Mississippian Period?
narwhals
What was the climate in the Mississippian period?
The climate was warm and tropical, with lush vegetation.
What geological period does oil come from?
It mainly comes from Mississippian period of the Paleozoic area and the tertiary period of the Cenozoic area.
