Upper Carboniferous
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Upper Carboniferous — noun from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land • Syn: ↑Pennsylvanian, ↑Pennsylvanian period, ↑Upper Carboniferous period • Instance Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑geological period • P … Useful english dictionary
Upper Carboniferous period — noun from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land • Syn: ↑Pennsylvanian, ↑Pennsylvanian period, ↑Upper Carboniferous • Instance Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑geological period • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
carboniferous — [kär΄bə nif′ər əs] adj. [ CARBON + I + FEROUS] 1. producing or containing carbon or coal 2. [usually C ] designating or of the fifth geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, subdivided into the Pennsylvanian (the Upper Carboniferous) and the… … English World dictionary
Carboniferous Period — Interval of geologic time 354–290 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography. All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic plate movements. The supercontinent Gondwana occupied much of the Southern Hemisphere … Universalium
Carboniferous period — noun from 345 million to 280 million years ago • Syn: ↑Carboniferous • Derivationally related forms: ↑carboniferous (for: ↑Carboniferous) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Carboniferous — /kabəˈnɪfərəs / (say kahbuh nifuhruhs) adjective 1. relating to a geological period or a system of rocks preceding the Permian, and following the Devonian; divided into Upper Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous, and sometimes Middle Carboniferous …
Carboniferous — 1. adjective 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 2. noun … Wiktionary
Upper Flood Swallet — Infobox Cave name =Upper Flood Swallet photo = caption = location = Charterhouse, Somerset depth = 110m length = 3.2km coordinates =gbmapping|ST50575576 survey = discovery = 3 October 1968 [ [http://www.mendipcavinggroup.org.uk/ufs.html Mendip… … Wikipedia
Permo-Carboniferous — Permo Carbonifˈerous adjective Upper Carboniferous and Lower Permian (also noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑Permian … Useful english dictionary
Moscovian (Carboniferous) — System Subsystem/ Series Stage Age (Ma) Permian Cisuralian Asselian younger Carboniferous Pennsylvanian … Wikipedia
