This time period took place 359 to 299 million years ago. 3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it.

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost in atmospheric oxygen and vast quantities of carbon dioxide trapped in ...

These diminutive predators thrived during the Carboniferous period, a time when Kentucky was submerged beneath a vast, shallow sea teeming with life. The fossilized remains of McGinnis’ nail ...

Scientists are exploring geological layers dating back to the Carboniferous period, when the region was covered by a warm ocean teeming with diverse marine creatures. Clavusodens mcginnisi measured ...