Carboniferous Quiz

The era which the Carboniferous belongs to

The period preceding the Carboniferous...

... and the period following it

Burnable rock which the Carboniferous is named after

Element which the atmosphere contained as much as 35% of

Many of the "trees" that formed the coal of this time aren't trees but lycopods, otherwise known as

Once-common marine arthropod that began to decline in diversity during this period

Hylonomus and Petrolacosaurus are examples of this class of animals which appeared during this time

Giant dragonfly relative whose name means "giant nerve"

Rugose and Tabulate were types of this kind of reef-building marine organism during this age

Giant continent which formed at the end of the period

Eryops and Crassigyrinus- two kinds of this semiaquatic animal class

Giant millipede that once roamed Pennsylvania

Megarachne and Hibbertopterus are Carboniferous members of this group of aquatic arthropods

Sail-backed herbivorous animal distantly related to mammals

Common spore-bearing plant of the period, still around today

Cone-bearing plant type that first appeared in the later part of the Carboniferous