This time period took place 359 to 299 million years ago. 3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large underground coal deposits that date to it.

It wasn't a clear find, but they only confirmed their suspicion by returning the following morning for close-ups. The fossil ...

I write about the world of biology. A captivating new species of arachnid from the late Carboniferous period is introduced in a new ... [+] article published in the Journal of Paleontology.

But what lived before the dinosaurs? Surprisingly, Earth’s creatures were highly diverse during the Carboniferous and Permian Eras (the time before dinosaurs) and also enormous. Unearth the nine ...

Bishop Auckland Town Hall will play host to Carboniferous Monsters, an exhibition showcasing dinosaurs' distant ancestors. It will be shown alongside Newcastle University student Sarah March's Two ...