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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 Mississippian Subperiod, a major subdivision of the Carboniferous Period, is formally divided into three depositional stages that also correspond to specific time units (ages). These stages are:12
- Tournaisian Stage: The first stage, spanning from 358.9 to 346.7 million years ago.23
- Viséan Stage: The second stage, occurring from 346.7 to 330.9 million years ago.2
- Serpukhovian Stage: The final stage of the subperiod, lasting from 330.9 to 323.2 million years ago.2