Carboniferous landscape. Artwork of a typical swampy landscape during the Carboniferous period, which lasted from around 360 to 300 million years ago.
Carboniferous landscape. Artwork of a typical swampy landscape during the Carboniferous period, which lasted from around 360 to 300 million years ago. At lower left is a large Arthropleura millipede. At bottom left is an early amphibian. A flying insect is at lower right. The plants include different species of Lepiododendron trees (tall plants, some in far distance at top right). At centre left are Cordaites gymnosperm plants. At far left is a young Lepododendron tree. On the lake shore at upper right are Calamites trees.
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Photo credit: © RICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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