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Carboniferous

Period ranging from 359 million years ago until 299 million years ago.
First reptiles. Further development of flying insects, amphibians and plants. First sigularia trees. Extinction of the graptolites.

Period	Epoch	Stage	Age (in Milion years) *
	Upper	Gzelian	299 - 304
		Kasimovian	304 - 307
		Moscovian	307 - 312
		Bashkirian	312 - 318
	Lower	Serpukhovian	318 - 326
		Vesean	326 - 345
		Tournaisian	345 - 359

  * Age is rounded

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