This time period took place 359 to 299 million years ago. 3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it.

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost ...

In the event, no others were published. As the first monographic treatment of Carboniferous trilobites from Britain and Ireland, it has remained a standard work. Thirty-one species distributed among ...

I write about the world of biology. A captivating new species of arachnid from the late Carboniferous period is introduced in a new ... [+] article published in the Journal of Paleontology.

De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images In the oxygen-rich air of the Carboniferous period, between roughly 300 million and 360 million years ago, some animals swelled to monstrous sizes.

Bishop Auckland Town Hall will play host to Carboniferous Monsters, an exhibition showcasing dinosaurs' distant ancestors. It will be shown alongside Newcastle University student Sarah March's Two ...