The Mississippian was an epoch of the Carboniferousperiod lasting from roughly 360 Ma to 325 Ma (million years ago). As with most other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact start and end dates are uncertain by a few million years. The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... // For other uses, see time scale. ... Annum is a Latin noun meaning year. ... For other uses, see strata (novel) and strata title. ...
The Appalachian Mountains were formed during the Mississippian Epoch. In North America, where the interval consists primarily of marine limestones, it is treated as a full-fledged geologic period between the Devonian and the Pennsylvanian. In Europe, the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian are one more-or-less continuous sequence of lowland continental deposits and are lumped together as the Carboniferous period. A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains are a vast system of North American mountains mostly in the United States, and partly in Canada, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from the island of Newfoundland some 1,500 miles... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Artists illustration of a Devonian scene. ... The Pennsylvanian is an epoch of the Carboniferous period lasting from roughly 325 Ma to 299 Ma (million years ago). ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ...
The Mississippian is so-named because rocks from this age are exposed in the Mississippi River valley. For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
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