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Carboniferous
Meaning
Adj
●
In Geology:
Of a
geologic
period
within the Paleozoic
era
;
comprises
the lower,
middle
and
upper
Mississippian and lower,
middle
and
upper
Pennsylvanian
epochs
from about 345 to 280
million
years
ago
, when
coal
was
laid
down.
●
In Carbon:
Containing or
producing
carbon.
Name
●
the Carboniferous period
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