Carboniferous
fifth period of the Paleozoic Era
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Summary
Carboniferous is a period[1]. Carboniferous draws 16,768 Wikipedia views per month (period category, ranking #4 of 34).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: system[3]
- Named after: coal[4]
- Follows: Devonian[5]
- Followed by: Permian[6]
- Part of: Paleozoic[7], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8]
- Commons category: Carboniferous[9]
- SRGB color hex triplet: 67A599[10]
- Has part(s): Mississippian[11], Pennsylvanian[12]
- Start time: -358900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]
- End time: -298900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- IPA transcription: /ˌkɑːrbəˈnɪfərəs/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carboniferous[16]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Different from: carbon fibers[23]
- Named by: William Daniel Conybeare[24], William Phillips[25]
Why It Matters
Carboniferous has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Carboniferous is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]