Carboniferous
adjective
Related to a particular period in the earth's history, around 360 to 300 million years ago, when a lot of coal was formed.
Ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses dominated the lush forests of the Carboniferous period.
Often appears as...
- carboniferous period
- carboniferous limestone
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Academic, Technical
adjective
Related to a particular period in the earth's history, around 360 to 300 million years ago, when a lot of coal was formed.
Ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses dominated the lush forests of the Carboniferous period.
Often appears as...
- carboniferous period
- carboniferous limestone
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Geologic Era
Refers to a specific time in Earth's history when extensive coal deposits formed.
The Carboniferous period was crucial for the coal we use today.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Used in geology and paleontology, not in everyday conversation.
Scientists study Carboniferous rock formations for ancient plant fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Present Day
Indicates something very old, not relating to current times.
Carboniferous fossils provide a window into the distant past.
Pro Tip 1/3Geologic Era
Refers to a specific time in Earth's history when extensive coal deposits formed.
The Carboniferous period was crucial for the coal we use today.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Used in geology and paleontology, not in everyday conversation.
Scientists study Carboniferous rock formations for ancient plant fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Present Day
Indicates something very old, not relating to current times.
Carboniferous fossils provide a window into the distant past.
Pro Tip 1/3Geologic Era
Refers to a specific time in Earth's history when extensive coal deposits formed.
The Carboniferous period was crucial for the coal we use today.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Used in geology and paleontology, not in everyday conversation.
Scientists study Carboniferous rock formations for ancient plant fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Present Day
Indicates something very old, not relating to current times.
Carboniferous fossils provide a window into the distant past.
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Let's transform energy...
reserves of natural gas kind of exploded and the price plummeted which which made wind and uncompetitive in a nutshell that's what happened that's that's what happened we found out that we could go to the source rock which were the carboniferous shales in the basin's
Video examples
T. Boone Pickens: Let's...
and the price plummeted, which made wind uncompetitive. In a nutshell that's what happened? That's what happened. We found out that we could go to the source rock, which were the carboniferous shales in the basins.
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