Mississippian Subperiod: Quick Facts

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A chart detailing the Carboniferous period within the Paleozoic era, showing its division into Mississippian and Pennsylvanian subperiods, with corresponding epochs, ages, and their ranges in millions of years ago.

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fossil Mississippian Subsystem Early Carboniferous Epoch Antler orogeny Atrypa Leptodesma Fenestella Cryptoblastus Carboniferous Period Pennsylvanian Subperiod Karoo System