It significantly shaped the two periods of time that made up the end of the Paleozoic era. First, it led to the creation of iconic "coal forests" full of giant insects in the Carboniferous period ...

3 min read During the Ordovician period, part of the Paleozoic era, a rich variety of marine life flourished in the vast seas and the first primitive plants began to appear on land—before the ...

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.

The largest extinction events define a change in era. The end of the Paleozoic and beginning of the Mesozoic 251 million years ago marks the largest mass extinction in the history of the planet, which ...

Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) announced the discovery of a ...

The ancient fish lived about 305 million years ago during the Late Pennsylvanian period of the Paleozoic Era, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs said in a Jan. 10 news release.