3 min read The Carboniferous period, part of the late Paleozoic era, takes its name from large ... between trees in the Carboniferous forests. Amphibians were also growing in size and diversity.

The productive Paleozoic era gave rise to hard-shelled organisms, vertebrates, amphibians, and reptiles. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth in the mighty Mesozoic. And 64 million years after dinosaurs went ...

A new exhibit featuring nearly 300 never-before-seen fossils will open at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science ...