HumbertoG+Carboniferous

__Paragraph One __ The late Paleozoic Era was a very exciting time. This time period included the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian Eras. These were the first eras to have animals that lived on dry land. During the Devonian, the first amphibians crawled out of the water, and a lot of land was covered in water. The Carboniferous Era developed the amphibians more and had some of the greatest forests. The Permian Era completed the supercontinent Pangea and had a mysterious and massive extinction. This paper is based around the Carboniferous Era, nicknamed the “Age of the [|Crinoids]” because of the massive amounts of marine life.
 * __ Carboniferous Period __** __By: Humberto Gonzales__

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 The continental placing during the Carboniferous Era was unique to all others. Most of earth’s land was located in the North and West hemispheres. The two continents [|Gondwana] and [|Laurasia] crashed and began to form Pangea. Gondwana was a mix of Africa, South America and Antarctica. Laurasia was Europe, North America and Asia. Massachusetts and most of New England were right along the equator. The weather was very different during this era; it was hot and very tropical, even in the winter.



__Paragraph Three__ Many new landforms formed during the Carboniferous era. One local example of a landform was when the Appalachian Mountains formed. When the continents Laurussia and Gondwana crashed they formed [|Pangea] and also formed many different mountains including the Appalachians and the Rockies. Most of the rocks from this era can be found in Michigan and Illinois. Three examples of fossils, are, a vertebrate called a milnera found in New Mexico. Another example is an invertebrate called a caniniatorquia found in Texas. My last example is a plant called a pecopteris found in Kansas.

__Paragraph Four__ The animals during the Carboniferous Era were very different than the animals we have now. The most common types of animals were invertebrates such as clams and other marine life. Another type of invertebrates that were common was the giant versions of the insects we have now. There were 7 foot long centipedes and dragonflies with wingspans of over 3 feet. Those insects were also some of the new life forms, but the newest animals were the fish growing legs and forming amphibians and reptiles. There were also a lot of fish including boneless fish.

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