First, it led to the creation of iconic "coal forests" full of giant insects in the Carboniferous period during the ice age. It also paved the way for the rise of reptiles in the Permian period ...

In 1914, now 111 years ago, thousands of fossil footprints from the Late Carboniferous were discovered by Doctor Frank Raw (Geology Department, University of Birmingham) at Butts Quarry in Alveley, ...

First, it led to the creation of iconic “coal forests” full of giant insects in the Carboniferous period during the ice age. It also paved the way for the rise of reptiles in the Permian ...

“Despite the fragility of some of their cranial bones, mesosaur remains are abundant in the Gondwanan Permo-Carboniferous shale and silt deposits of Gondwana, including well-preserved, nearly complete ...

This caused coal to accumulate during the Permo-Carboniferous age. As the lowland swamps of the Permo-Carboniferous age shifted to drier, inland forests, the fungi were able to decompose wood ...