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Pennsylvanian period

DEFINITIONS OF: Pennsylvanian period

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n from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land

Synonyms:
Pennsylvanian, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period
Example of:
geological period, period
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
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