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Mississippian
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Mississippian

US term for the Lower or Early Carboniferous period of geological time, 363-323 million years ago. It is named after the state of Mississippi.


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The Lower Carboniferous period, lasting from 360 million to 320 million years ago, saw many important evolutionary changes in reptiles, amphibians and arthropods.
 
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