carboniferous
11Carboniferous — noun see carboniferous …
12Carboniferous — /kahr beuh nif euhr euhs/, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, including the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian periods as epochs, occurring from 345 million to 280 million years ago. See table under geologic time. 2 …
13Carboniferous — 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 …
14carboniferous — car|bon|if|er|ous [ˌka:bəˈnıfərəs US ˌka:r ] adj technical [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: carbon + iferous containing, producing (from Latin fer)] producing or containing carbon or coal ▪ carboniferous rocks …
15carboniferous — adjective producing or containing carbon or coal: carboniferous rocks …
16Carboniferous — Car•bon•if•er•ous [[t]ˌkɑr bəˈnɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, including the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian periods as epochs, occurring from 345 million to 280 million years ago 2) gel (l.c.)… …
17Carboniferous limestone — is a type of limestone rock, which was laid down in Great Britain and Ireland in the Dinantian stage of the Carboniferous period. It was formed between 363 and 325 million years ago. It is one of the three most common types of limestone found in… …
18Carboniferous age — Carboniferous Car bon*if er*ous (k[aum]r b[o^]n*[i^]f [ e]r*[u^]s), a. [Carbon + ferous.] Producing or containing carbon or coal. [1913 Webster] {Carboniferous age} (Geol.), the age immediately following the Devonian, or Age of fishes, and… …
19Carboniferous formation — Carboniferous Car bon*if er*ous (k[aum]r b[o^]n*[i^]f [ e]r*[u^]s), a. [Carbon + ferous.] Producing or containing carbon or coal. [1913 Webster] {Carboniferous age} (Geol.), the age immediately following the Devonian, or Age of fishes, and… …
20Carboniferous tetrapods — include amphibians and reptiles that lived during the Carboniferous Period.During this time, amphibians (including many extinct groups unrelated to modern forms, referred to as basal tetrapods ) were the predominant tetrapods, and included the… …
