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A period in time after the dinosaurs extincttion in which the world was covered in a lot of coniferous forests and jungle. Large insects roamed the land and it was hot and tropical in temperature.
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∙ 12y agoThe Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359.2
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What are some dangers in the carboniferous time period?
what are some dangers in the carboniferous period
How long ago was the Carboniferous period?
The Carboniferous is considered to have started 354 million years ago and ended 290 million years ago.
Fossil fuels were formed in which period?
Carboniferous
What was the dominant species during the carboniferous period?
plants
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.
How do you use Carboniferous in a sentence?
dodo carboniferous
Why is the Carboniferous period called the Carboniferous period?
Carboniferous means carbon bearing. Large coal deposits were laid down then, hence the name.
What is carboniferous period?
the carboniferous period is when dead plants were compressed and made into coal
What are some dangers in the carboniferous time period?
what are some dangers in the carboniferous period
When was Carboniferous - album - created?
Carboniferous - album - was created on 2009-02-17.
What was the carboniferous environment like compared to the present?
the carboniferous period had crinoids,echinoderms but today we don't have it
What was the environment like compared to the present carboniferous?
the carboniferous period had crinoids,echinoderms but today we don't have it
What main thing travelers might pack in carboniferous?
What dangers travelers might face in carboniferous
Why is the Carboniferous period known as 'The Age of Amphibians?
beause amphibians were the top species during the Carboniferous Period
What are the periods that divide the early paleozoic?
Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian Periods
How long ago was the Carboniferous period?
The Carboniferous is considered to have started 354 million years ago and ended 290 million years ago.
Did any plants become extinct during the Carboniferous period?
There is no doubt of it. There were probably millions of plant species that came and went during the Carboniferous.
