Carboniferous Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
The era which the Carboniferous belongs to Paleozoic
93%
Giant continent which formed at the end of the period Pangea
89%
Element which the atmosphere contained as much as 35% of oxygen
85%
... and the period following it Permian
85%
The period preceding the Carboniferous... Devonian
78%
Burnable rock which the Carboniferous is named after coal
74%
Common spore-bearing plant of the period, still around today fern
70%
Giant dragonfly relative whose name means "giant nerve" Meganeura
67%
Eryops and Crassigyrinus- two kinds of this semiaquatic animal class amphibian
63%
Giant millipede that once roamed Pennsylvania Arthropleura
63%
Rugose and Tabulate were types of this kind of reef-building marine organism during this age coral
63%
Hylonomus and Petrolacosaurus are examples of this class of animals which appeared during this time reptile
63%
Megarachne and Hibbertopterus are Carboniferous members of this group of aquatic arthropods Sea Scorpion
56%
Once-common marine arthropod that began to decline in diversity during this period trilobite
56%
Cone-bearing plant type that first appeared in the later part of the Carboniferous conifer
44%
Sail-backed herbivorous animal distantly related to mammals Edaphosaurus
41%
Many of the "trees" that formed the coal of this time aren't trees but lycopods, otherwise known as clubmoss
15%
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