Carboniferous
pronunciation
How to pronounce Carboniferous in British English:
UK [ˌkɑ:bə'nɪfərəs]
How to pronounce Carboniferous in American English:
US [ˌkɑrbə'nɪfərəs]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
- relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
Word Origin
- Carboniferous (adj.)
- 1830 with reference the geological period, from a word formed in English in 1799 to mean "coal-bearing," from Latin carbo (genitive carbonis) "coal" (see carbon) + -ferous "producing, containing, bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer). The great coal beds of Europe were laid down during this period. As a stand-alone noun (short for Carboniferous Period) from 1940s.
Example
- 1. The carboniferous brachiopod assemblages zone of yanbian , sichuan .
- 2. However robert berner of yale university thinks oxygen levels plummeted after the carboniferous before slowly rising to present day levels ( see graph ) .
- 3. The lush swamp forestsof the carboniferous were gradually replacedbyconifers , seed ferns , and other drought - resistant plants .
- 4. The tianshan carboniferous early permian rift related volcanism in northwestern china represents a newly recognized large igneous province .
- 5. During the late carboniferous , sedimentary rocks-rocks eroded by wind and water and deposited as fine sediments-carpeted much of the region , which might have been partially flooded from time to time . Subsequent lava flows deposited volcanic rocks up to 20 meters ( 65 feet ) thick in some places .