. . . . "Carboniferous Period"@en . . . "stable"@en . "Carboniferous Period"@en . . "C"@en . "298.9"^^ . . "359.3"^^ . . "Carboniferous Period is the fifth of the six periods of the Paleozoic Era. It is preceded by the Devonian Period and succeeded by the Permian Period (Geologic Time Scale 2020, figs. 2.1, 23.1; https://timescalefoundation.org/)."@en . . . . .