carboniferous period

English - Turkish

Definition of carboniferous period in English Turkish dictionary: karbon çağı
lower carboniferous period: alt karbon devri
the Carboniferous period: karbon devri geol

English - English

Definition of carboniferous period in English English dictionary: 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. By the end of the period, present-day North America, Greenland, and northern Europe were also part of Gondwana. Siberia and China (including Southeast Asia) remained individual continents located at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. During this period, swamp forests became widespread, and enormous coal deposits formed. Plants made great advances in the complex forests, and vertebrates were undergoing extensive evolution. Amphibians became widespread and diverse, and reptiles appeared for the first time and rapidly adapted to many habitats
the Carboniferous period: Carboniferous

carboniferous period

Hyphenation

Car·bon·i·fer·ous pe·ri·od

kärbınîfırıs pîriıd

/ˌkärbəˈnəfərəs ˈpərēəd/ /ˌkɑːrbəˈnɪfɜrəs ˈpɪriːəd/

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