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Which of the following helps in coal formation?
Which of the following helps in coal formation?
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The correct option is C Pteridophytes
Coal swamps are the classical terrestrial (land-based) ecosystems of the Carboniferous and Permian periods. They are forests, that grew during the Palaeozoic era (encompassing the Carboniferous and Permian) in which, the volume of plant biomass dying and being deposited in the ground was greater than the volume of clastic (grains of pre-existing rock) material, resulting in a build-up of peat. This was subsequently buried, and eventually turned into coal over geological time. The large pteridophyte forests of the Carboniferous period (named after the pteridophytes) are responsible for the formation of coal deposits, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America; the Carboniferous period occurred between 290 and 360 million years ago and is part of the Paleozoic era.Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Coal swamps are the classical terrestrial (land-based) ecosystems of the Carboniferous and Permian periods. They are forests, that grew during the Palaeozoic era (encompassing the Carboniferous and Permian) in which, the volume of plant biomass dying and being deposited in the ground was greater than the volume of clastic (grains of pre-existing rock) material, resulting in a build-up of peat. This was subsequently buried, and eventually turned into coal over geological time. The large pteridophyte forests of the Carboniferous period (named after the pteridophytes) are responsible for the formation of coal deposits, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America; the Carboniferous period occurred between 290 and 360 million years ago and is part of the Paleozoic era.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.
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