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How was the carboniferous period different from the devonian period?
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The Carboniferous period marks the start of new life forms as organisms rapidly diversify while terrestrial life has been well-established during the Devonian period.
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In what earth period did pangaea occur?
the late Carboniferous periodfrom the devonian to the permian
What is carboniferous?
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.
Which period came first the Ordovician or the Carboniferous?
The Ordovician period came first. It started 485.4 million years ago and finished 443.8 million years ago. Then came the Silurian and Devonian periods, followed at 358.9 million years ago by the Carboniferous.
What are some dangers in the carboniferous time period?
what are some dangers in the carboniferous period
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 period after Devonian Period known as?
The period after the Devonian Period (416 to 359.2Ma) is the Carboniferous Period (359.2 to 299Ma).
In what earth period did pangaea occur?
the late Carboniferous periodfrom the devonian to the permian
What was before Triassic Period?
Carboniferous Silurian Ordovician Devonian Cambrian Pre Cambrian
What are the period of the Paleozoic era?
Starting with the oldest, they are the: Cambrian, Ordivician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian.
What are the periods that divide the early paleozoic?
Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian Periods
What is carboniferous?
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.
Which period came first the Ordovician or the Carboniferous?
The Ordovician period came first. It started 485.4 million years ago and finished 443.8 million years ago. Then came the Silurian and Devonian periods, followed at 358.9 million years ago by the Carboniferous.
What time period was considered The Age of Fishes?
The Devonian Period
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
What are the 7 periods that species have roamed on earth?
The earliest period when amphibious creatures crawled out of the ocean to walk on land would have been the Devonian Period. Following that were the Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous,Tertiary and Quaternary Periods.
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.
