1. carboniferous - Noun
2. carboniferous - Adjective
3. Carboniferous - Proper noun
Producing or containing carbon or coal.
Source: Webster's dictionarycarboniferous rock system Source: Internet
A band of Carboniferous age rocks underlies part of the northern plain but is nowhere seen at the surface however similar age rocks do outcrop in the south between Castletown, Silverdale and Port St Mary. Source: Internet
Aviculopecten subcardiformis; a bivalve from the Logan Formation (Lower Carboniferous) of Wooster, Ohio (external mold). Source: Internet
Historical causes further Prehistory The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse was an event that occurred 300 million years ago. Source: Internet
Classification main Cirrothauma murrayi Amphitretus pelagicus Cephalopods have existed for around 500 million years, although octopus ancestors were in the Carboniferous seas around 300 million years ago. Source: Internet
CO 2 models suggest that values were low in the late Cenozoic and Carboniferous Permian glaciations. Source: Internet