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Was coal first formed just after pterodactyls became extinct?
Most coal formed during the Carboniferous, between 358.9 and 298.9 million years ago, however some coal has formed during most of Earth's history. Pterodactylus lived between 150.8 and 148.5 milion years ago. Thus, most coal formed 150 million years before Pterodactylus lived, but some coal was forming while and even after the existence of Pterodactylus.
How old is coal?
Coal should be around 360 and 286 million years old because most of the coal in the world was formed in the Carboniferous Period, which occured 360 and 280 million years ago.
Is coal renewable?
Coal is not renewable within our life times. Much of the coal we burn today formed during the Permian, some 300 million years ago.
What era did most of our limestone and coal formed?
Most of our limestone formed during the Paleozoic era, approximately 500 to 250 million years ago. Coal formation occurred mainly during the Carboniferous period within the Paleozoic era, around 360 to 300 million years ago.
What is the origin of coal?
Coal originated from ancient plants that flourished in swamp-like environments millions of years ago. In Virginia, coal was formed mainly during the Carboniferous period of the Earth's history, 280 to 360 million years ago. There are also coalbeds in Virginia that were formed during the Triassic period, 205 to 245 million years ago. By comparison, most of the coals in the western U.S. were formed during the Cretaceous period, 70 to 140 million years ago, and the Tertiary period, 2 to 70 million years ago.
How many years ago was lignite formed?
It is believed that lignite was formed about 300 million years ago. It is thought that this old lignite is what produced a lot of the coal that is used in modern times.
How long does it take to make coal?
it takes sevaral thousandes of yearsor more
Coal was created by the squeezing of over a million years?
Coal is formed from dead plant matter that was buried and subjected to high pressure and heat over millions of years. This process transformed the plant material into coal through a process known as coalification.
What's the origin of coal?
Coal originated from ancient plants that flourished in swamp-like environments millions of years ago. In Virginia, coal was formed mainly during the Carboniferous period of the Earth's history, 280 to 360 million years ago. There are also coalbeds in Virginia that were formed during the Triassic period, 205 to 245 million years ago. By comparison, most of the coals in the western U.S. were formed during the Cretaceous period, 70 to 140 million years ago, and the Tertiary period, 2 to 70 million years ago.
What is fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousand of years ago?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are formed from the remains of plants and animals. Three hundred million years' of pressure turned the organic matter into fuel.
Does coal form in places that were once swamps?
Coal is formed from 400 million year old trees.
When most of your limestone and coal formed?
Limestone typically formed during the Paleozoic era (around 540 to 250 million years ago) when large quantities of marine organisms such as corals and mollusks accumulated on the sea floor and compressed over time. Coal formed primarily during the Carboniferous period (around 360 to 300 million years ago) when dense forests in swampy environments underwent burial and transformation into coal due to pressure and heat.
