Carboniferous Quiz

How much do you know about the age of coal?

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Last updated: January 29, 2021

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Question	Answer
The era which the Carboniferous belongs to	Paleozoic
The period preceding the Carboniferous...	Devonian
... and the period following it	Permian
Burnable rock which the Carboniferous is named after	coal
Element which the atmosphere contained as much as 35% of	oxygen
Many of the "trees" that formed the coal of this time aren't trees but lycopods, otherwise known as	clubmoss
Once-common marine arthropod that began to decline in diversity during this period	trilobite
Hylonomus and Petrolacosaurus are examples of this class of animals which appeared during this time	reptile
Giant dragonfly relative whose name means "giant nerve"	Meganeura

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Rugose and Tabulate were types of this kind of reef-building marine organism during this age	coral
Giant continent which formed at the end of the period	Pangea
Eryops and Crassigyrinus- two kinds of this semiaquatic animal class	amphibian
Giant millipede that once roamed Pennsylvania	Arthropleura
Megarachne and Hibbertopterus are Carboniferous members of this group of aquatic arthropods	Sea Scorpion
Sail-backed herbivorous animal distantly related to mammals	Edaphosaurus
Common spore-bearing plant of the period, still around today	fern
Cone-bearing plant type that first appeared in the later part of the Carboniferous	conifer

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