Carboniferous
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title:
Carboniferous
text:
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period 358.9 Ma to the beginning of the Permian Period, 298.9 Ma. In North America, the Carboniferous is often treated as two separate geological periods, the earlier Mississippian and the later Pennsylvanian. The name Carboniferous means "coal-bearing", from the Latin carbō ("coal") and ferō, and refers to the many coal beds formed globally during that time. The first of t
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Fifth period of the Paleozoic Era, 359–299 million years ago
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboniferous
date created:
2001-04-14T21:00:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T04:37:17Z
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