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The plant life of the Carboniferous period was extensive and luxuriant, especially during the Pennsylvanian. It included ferns and fernlike trees; giant horsetails, called calamites; club mosses, or lycopods, such as Lepidodendron and Sigillaria; seed ferns; and cordaites, or primitive conifers. Land animals included primitive amphibians, reptiles (which first appeared in the Upper Carboniferous), Spiders, millipedes, land snails, scorpions, enormous dragonflies, and more than 800 kinds of cockroaches. The inland waters were inhabited by fishes, clams, and various crustaceans; the oceans, by mollusks, crinoids, sea urchins, and one-celled foraminifera.
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When does the sun occur in the cycle on how oil is made?
The sun caused the plants to grow that fed the animals that made the oil during the Carboniferous period.
What continents are kannemyerid appear on?
Kannemyerid fossils have been found in North America and Europe. They are believed to have lived in freshwater environments during the Late Carboniferous period.
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.
Why is the Carboniferous period known as 'The Age of Amphibians?
beause amphibians were the top species during the Carboniferous Period
What did the animals look like when fossil fuels were made?
The prehistoric animals that would become our fossil fuels lived during the Carboniferous age. Terapods four legged reptile-like creatures with backbones. Early amphibians also moved from the water to land. This age was also well known of its super sized insects.
What does a acanthodian eat?
Acanthodians were the earliest jawed vertebrates. They lived from the Ordovician to the Carboniferous period. While some possessed teeth which allowed them to eat other marine animals, others lacked teeth and were filter feeders.
Is the meganeura the largest insect that lived?
Yes. Meganeura had a wingspan of 75 cm(2.5 ft.) In its time, it lived along swamps, it is the reason for the large wingspan because swamps during the Carboniferous Period makes organisms grow larger. It is the ancestor of dragonflies.
What is the atmosphere in the carboniferous period?
During the Carboniferous period, the atmosphere had higher oxygen levels compared to today. The increase in oxygen levels during this time supported the growth of large insects and amphibians. The high concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere during the Carboniferous period also contributed to the warm climate and lush vegetation of that time.
How did reptiles appear on earth?
They evolved from amphibians during the Carboniferous Period.
When did the Labyrinthodont dinosaur live in Antarctica?
They were abundant on Earth during the Carboniferous.
What is the thing we burn that formed during the carboniferous period?
nothing. i am not smart
How did the people who lived during 5000 BC get their food?
They hunted and killed animals
