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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).
What was the carboniferous environment like compared to the present?
During the Carboniferous period, the environment was warm and humid, with vast swamp forests covering much of the land. These forests eventually formed the coal deposits we see today. In contrast, the present environment is cooler and drier overall, with different vegetation and ecosystems in place.
What are the dangers of the Carboniferous period?
During the Carboniferous period, one of the main dangers was the high oxygen levels combined with widespread forest fires due to extensive plant growth. Additionally, the formation of coal beds led to increased methane levels in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming and potentially causing climate fluctuations.
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 are the periods that divide the early paleozoic?
Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian Periods
What is carboniferous period?
the carboniferous period is when dead plants were compressed and made into coal
Why is the Carboniferous period called the Carboniferous period?
Carboniferous means carbon bearing. Large coal deposits were laid down then, hence the name.
How was the carboniferous period different from the devonian period?
The Carboniferous period followed the Devonian period and was characterized by extensive coal forests and the emergence of early reptiles. The Devonian period is known for the diversification of fish and the development of forests on land.
Why is the Carboniferous period known as 'The Age of Amphibians?
beause amphibians were the top species during the Carboniferous Period
Carboniferous period was subdivided into what two periods?
The Carboniferous period is subdivided into the Mississippian and the Pennsylvanian periods.
What was the environment like compared to the present carboniferous?
the carboniferous period had crinoids,echinoderms but today we don't have it
How did the Permian period start what happened before it?
The Permian started 290 Mya (million years ago). Before it was the Carboniferous.
How long ago was the Carboniferous period?
The Carboniferous is considered to have started 354 million years ago and ended 290 million years ago.
The carboniferous time period came in which era?
paleozoic
What mark did the carboniferous period end?
The Dinosaurs came
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).
The fossil of the first known reptile dates back to the?
The fossils of the earliest reptiles are about 320 million years old. They date back to the Carboniferous period. The Carboniferous was a period in the Paleozoic era.
