Carboniferous period

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Paleozoic period geological period

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.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Carboniferous	11
Carboniferous Period	10
Carboniferous period canonical	7
Late Carboniferous	2
Pennsylvanian	2
Carboniferous system	1
Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian)	1
Pennsylvanian Subperiod	1
Pennsylvanian period	1
Pennsylvanian subperiod	1
Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paleozoic period ⓘ geological period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Carboniferous period ⓘ surface form: Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian in North America ⓘ Carboniferous period ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Devonian period
importantFor	industrial coal resources ⓘ
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 ⓘ surface form: Paleozoic era
precedes	Permian Period ⓘ surface form: Permian period
recognizedBy	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ
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 period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carboniferous system
subdivision	Mississippian ⓘ Pennsylvanian ⓘ
tectonicContext	assembly of Pangaea ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indiana limestone → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Pennsylvania → demonym → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvanian

Phanerozoic Eon → contains → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Paleozoic Era → contains → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

International Chronostratigraphic Chart → includes → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Bedford limestone → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Carboniferous period → alsoKnownAs → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian)

Carboniferous period → alsoKnownAs → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Carboniferous period → stratigraphicSystem → Carboniferous period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous system

Lycopodiophyta → hadArborescentFormsIn → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Amadeus Basin geological region → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

subject surface form: Amadeus Basin

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Colony of Pennsylvania → demonym → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvanian

Devonian Period → precedes → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Permian Period → follows → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Carboniferous rainforest collapse → occurredIn → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvanian subperiod

Millstone Grit → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Fife coalfield → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Mam Tor → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Joggins Fossil Cliffs → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Carboniferous

Carboniferous Limestone → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Harrodsburg Limestone → partOf → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Mazon River → geologicalAgeRepresented → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvanian period

Salem Limestone formation → geologicPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

subject surface form: Salem Limestone

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Yorkshire coalfield → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Malham Cove → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Attermire Scar → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Salisbury Crags → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Whinny Hill → geologicalPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Dumbarton Rock → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

Age of Fishes → precedes → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Age of Fishes → followedBy → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Laurussia continent → existedDuringPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

subject surface form: Laurussia

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

Cisuralian Epoch → follows → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvanian Subperiod

Cisuralian Epoch → follows → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Carboniferous

Late Devonian → precedes → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period

North Berwick Law → geologicalAge → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

equatorial Euramerica → locatedInTimePeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

subject surface form: Equatorial Euramerica

this entity surface form: Carboniferous

Laurussia → existedDuringGeologicPeriod → Carboniferous period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carboniferous Period