The Carboniferous (/ ˌ k ɑːr b ə ˈ n ɪ f ər ə s / KAR-bə-NIF-ər-əs) [6] is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period …

Carboniferous Period, fifth interval of the Paleozoic Era, succeeding the Devonian Period and preceding the Permian Period. In terms of absolute time, the Carboniferous Period began …

The Carboniferous Period is famous for its vast swamp forests, such as the one depicted here. Such swamps produced the coal from which the term Carboniferous, or "carbon-bearing," is …

The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it.

The Carboniferous Period was the time of peak amphibian development and the emergence of the reptiles. Among the amphibians, the labyrinthodonts are represented by members of order …

Carboniferous Period, Interval of geologic time 358.9–298.9 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography. All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic …

The Carboniferous Period occurred from about 354 to 290 million years ago during the late Paleozoic Era. The term "Carboniferous" comes from England, in reference to the rich …

Out with the old : Though many spectacular plant forms dominated the Carboniferous, most of them disappeared before the end of the Paleozoic. On the left, Neuropteris, a leaf form …

In the Carboniferous period—the fifth of six periods making up the Paleozoic era within the Phanerozoic eon—the amniote egg (of a reptile) and also an early ancestor of Conifer trees …

2018年1月5日 · The Carboniferous Period is also known as the Age of Amphibians. It is the fifth of six geologic periods that together make up the Paleozoic Era. The Carboniferous Period is …