Carboniferous period
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The Carboniferous period was a Paleozoic era interval, roughly 359 to 299 million years ago, characterized by extensive swampy forests that formed vast coal deposits and by the diversification of early amphibians and insects.
Aliases (7)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleozoic period
→
geological period → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian)
→
Mississippian and Pennsylvanian in North America → Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) → |
| atmosphericOxygenLevel |
higher than present
→
up to about 30–35 percent → |
| biologicalEvent |
development of extensive peat-forming ecosystems
→
diversification of winged insects → origin of amniotes → radiation of amphibians → |
| climate |
generally warm and humid
→
subject to glaciations in Gondwana → |
| continentConfiguration |
Laurasia in northern hemisphere
→
large supercontinent Gondwana in southern hemisphere → |
| dominantFauna |
diverse insects
→
early amphibians → early reptiles → giant millipedes → large dragonfly-like insects → |
| dominantFlora |
early gymnosperms
→
ferns → lycopsids → seed ferns → sphenopsids → |
| duration |
about 60 million years
→
|
| endTime |
about 299 million years ago
→
|
| follows |
Devonian period
→
|
| importantFor |
industrial coal resources
→
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| knownFor |
diversification of early amphibians
→
diversification of insects → extensive coal formation → high atmospheric oxygen levels → large arthropods → swampy forests → |
| majorEnvironment |
coal-forming tropical wetlands
→
extensive coastal swamps → lush equatorial forests → |
| namedAfter |
carbon
→
|
| partOf |
Paleozoic era
→
|
| precedes |
Permian period
→
|
| recognizedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
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| resultedIn |
major coal deposits in Asia
→
major coal deposits in Europe → major coal deposits in North America → |
| startTime |
about 359 million years ago
→
|
| stratigraphicSystem |
Carboniferous system
→
|
| subdivision |
Mississippian
→
Pennsylvanian → |
| tectonicContext |
assembly of Pangaea
→
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Carboniferous period
("Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian)")
→
Carboniferous period ("Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Paleozoic Era
("Carboniferous Period")
→
Phanerozoic Eon ("Carboniferous Period") → |
contains |
|
Colony of Pennsylvania
("Pennsylvanian")
→
Pennsylvania ("Pennsylvanian") → |
demonym |
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Bedford limestone
("Carboniferous")
→
Millstone Grit ("Carboniferous") → |
geologicPeriod |
|
Permian Period
("Carboniferous Period")
→
|
follows |
|
Indiana limestone
→
|
geologicalAge |
|
Amadeus Basin
("Carboniferous")
→
|
geologicalPeriod |
|
Lycopodiophyta
→
|
hadArborescentFormsIn |
|
International Chronostratigraphic Chart
("Carboniferous Period")
→
|
includes |
|
Carboniferous rainforest collapse
("Pennsylvanian subperiod")
→
|
occurredIn |
|
Devonian Period
("Carboniferous Period")
→
|
precedes |
|
Carboniferous period
("Carboniferous system")
→
|
stratigraphicSystem |