The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it ...
A new study reveals how the Sigillaria brardii species—a fossil plant typical of peatlands and abundant in the flora of Europe and North America during the Upper Carboniferous—colonized new areas in ...
It made for a neat story: Question: Why did so much of the world’s coal form during the geologic period we now call the Carboniferous? Answer: Large tree-like plants evolved before fungi evolved the ...
Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost in atmospheric oxygen and vast quantities of carbon dioxide trapped in what ...
A captivating new species of arachnid from the late Carboniferous period is introduced in a new article published in the Journal of Paleontology. Many people harbor the false belief that most of the ...
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UK fish fossil sat sealed since the Carboniferous, and its brain tissue is still helping science
Fossils almost never preserve brains, which is why a tiny fish from roughly 300 million years ago is drawing so much scientific attention. Sealed in soapstone and found near Trawden in Lancashire, U.K ...
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