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Which geologic period came before the Carboniferous Period?
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Carboniferous Period
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins during the late Carboniferous Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones.
The geologic period that immediately preceded the Carboniferous Period is the Devonian Period.1