Carboniferous System

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:beganIn approximately 359 million years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy early reptiles
abundant plant life
extensive coal formation
large amphibians
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Pennsylvanian
Mississippian
gptkbp:endDate approximately 299 million years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Devonian_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carboniferous System
gptkbp:namedAfter carbon (coal)
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:William_Conybeare
gptkb:William_Phillips
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Paleozoic_Era
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Permian_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burnley_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6