Was the bulk of Earth's landmasses located in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere during the Mississippian Period? Hint
What climate(s) prevailed on Gondwanaland in Carboniferous time? Hint
Were coal deposits extensive in Mississippian time? Hint
Which period had more areas of mountain-building, the Mississippian or the Pennsylvanian? Hint
What kind of deposits characterized the western region of North America in Pennsylvanian time? Hint
In what period did the earliest reptiles appear? Hint
When did reptiles spread and what type of animals did they largely replace? Hint
Did coal deposits increase or decrease during the Permian? Hint
What modern continents did Laurussia include? Hint
In North America, the Late Carboniferous collision of Euramerica with Gondwanaland produced the last phase of orogeny in the Appalachians. What major mountain range did it produce in Europe? Hint
What two landmasses collided to create the Ural Mountains? Hint
Is the boundary between the Upper and Lower Carboniferous in Europe higher or lower than the boundary between the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian subsystems in North America? Hint
Is the Mississippian fossil record mainly marine or nonmarine? Hint
Which period of the late Paleozoic has been called the "Age of the Crinoids"? Hint
Into what three basic types are cyclothems classified? Hint
In what characteristic do these three types differ? Hint
Were Carboniferous amphibians herbivorous, carnivorous, or both? Hint
Did the mass extinctions at the end of the Permian affect mostly marine or nonmarine life? Hint
Name two animals of the Permian that were anatomically "half amphibian, half reptile." Hint
Where did the greatest amount of deformation within the Valley and Ridge Province occur? Hint
