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The division between Pennsylvanian and Mississippian comes from North American stratigraphy. In North America, where the early Carboniferous beds are primarily marine limestones, the Pennsylvanian was in the past treated as a full-fledged geologic period between the Mississippian and the Permian. In parts of Europe, the Mississippian and ...
The era after the Civil War, known as the Gilded Age, saw the continued rise of industry in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was home to some of the largest steel companies in the world. Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Charles M. Schwab founded Bethlehem Steel.
American geologists recognized the importance of Pennsylvania's coal region and named the Upper Carboniferous Period the Pennsylvanian Period because of the abundance of coal in the state. Despite this, Celestine was proposed as the state mineral in 2002. The proposal however, was not approved by the state legislature.
The 25 to 30 meters of shale were formed approximately , during the Pennsylvanian period. The fossiliferous concretions are usually found within the thickest deposits of the Francis Creek Shale. The concretions occur in localized deposits within the silty to sandy mudstones, in the lower four metres of the formation.
The latter half of the period was called the Pennsylvanian in honor of the state's rich contemporary rock record. By the end of the Paleozoic the state was no longer so swampy. During the Mesozoic the state was home to dinosaurs and other kinds of reptiles, who left behind fossil footprints.
Pennsylvanian may refer to: A person or thing from Pennsylvania; Pennsylvanian (geology), a geological subperiod of the Carboniferous Period; Pennsylvanian ...
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Acanthopecten † Acanthopecten carboniferous † Acidaspis † Acidaspis cincinnatiensis † Acrothele † Acrothele decipiens † Acrothele yorkensis † Acrotreta † Actinomylacris † Actinomylacris similis – type locality for species † Actinopteria † Actinopteria boydi † Actinopteria boydii † Actinopteria decussata † Adelphobolbina † Adelphobolbina medialis † Adiantites ...