| Carboniferous Period | ||
| Paleozoic: Carboniferous Period |
References |
| Devonian | Neoproterozoic | Carboniferous | ||
| Permian | Mesozoic | Timescale |
| Paleozoic Era Cambrian Period Ordovician Period Silurian Period Devonian Period Carboniferous Period Mississippian Epoch Pennsylvanian Epoch Permian Period |
References |
Behrensmeyer, AK, JD Damuth, WA Dimichele & H-D Sues (1992),Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time : Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals, Univ. Chicago Press, 568 pp.
Grossman, EL, P Bruckschen, H-S Mii, BI Chuvashov, TE Yancey & J Veizer (2002), Carboniferous paleoclimate and global change: Isotopic evidence from the Russian Platform in Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Paleogeography in Eurasia. Inst Geol. & Geochem, Russ. Acad. Sci, pp. 61-71.
Mii, H-S, EL Grossman, TE Yancey, B Chuvashov & A Egorov (2001), Isotopic records of brachiopod shells from the Russian Platform -- evidence for the onset of mid-Carboniferous glaciation. Chem. Geol. 175: 133–147.