Carboniferous
adjective /ˌkɑː.bəˈnɪf.ər.əs/
/ˌkɑːr.bəˈnɪf.ɚ-/ specializedDefinition
› from or referring to the period of time, between around 363 and 290 million years ago, when the first reptiles appeared and there were forests covering large areas that later formed Earth's coal layers: Carboniferous rocksPrehistory
(Definition of Carboniferous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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