Carboniferous, ra.
(Of thelat.)(docarbo, - onis, coal, and ? ´fero).
1. adj. said of a field: contains coal.
2. adj. Geol. Said of the fifth period of the Paleozoic era spanning from makes 360 million years ago to 286 million years ago, characterized by the appearance of the reptiles and large swampy forests that gave rise to the deposits of coal. U t. c. s. m.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial c. s.
3. adj. Géol. Belonging or relating to this period.
