The development of a Carboniferous chronostratigraphic timescale began in the late 18th century. The term "Carboniferous" was first used as an adjective by Irish … See more

The Carboniferous climate was dominated by the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA), the most extensive and longest icehouse period of the Phanerozoic, which lasted from the Late … See more

Plants
Early Carboniferous land plants, some of which were preserved in coal balls, were very similar to those of the preceding Late Devonian, but new groups also appeared at this time. The main early Carboniferous plants were the See more

Stratigraphy
Stages can be defined globally or regionally. For global stratigraphic correlation, the ICS ratify global stages based on a See more

During the Carboniferous, there was an increased rate in tectonic plate movements as the supercontinent Pangea assembled. The continents … See more

As the continents assembled to form Pangea, the growth of the Central Pangean Mountains led to increased weathering and carbonate sedimentation on the ocean floor, … See more

Romer's gap
The first 15 million years of the Carboniferous had very limited terrestrial fossils. While it has … See more