The Paleontology of North America

The Carboniferous in New York, US

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See exposures in this state from the:

Quaternary
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Precambrian

Carboniferous Fossils
Fossil photos from Carboniferous in New York

Paleontology and geology

The Carboniferous was a time of fluctuating sea levels. A warm climate supported lush vegetation and large swamps covered the shoreline of the inland sea. Thick accumulations of peat were compressed over time and transformed into layers of coal; however, erosion has removed the Carboniferous rocks in New York.

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