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Carboniferous, a Rare card
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era that spans 60 million years, from the end of the Devonian Period 358.86 Ma to the beginning of the Permian Period, 298.9 Ma.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 480,000
Ranked #638 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Carboniferous quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carboniferous card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the fifth period of the ______ eon.
Answer
Phanerozoic. It is the fifth period of the Phanerozoic eon. From the Carboniferous article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 740,000 · Carboniferous 480,000 · Northeast India 380,000 · Aleppo 280,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the fifth period of the Phanerozoic eon.
- In North America, the Carboniferous is often treated as two separate geological periods, the earlier Mississippian and the later Pennsylvanian.
- The name Carboniferous means "coal-bearing", from the Latin carbō and ferō, and refers to the many coal beds formed globally during that time.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carboniferous article was read about 480,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Carboniferous
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carboniferous (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Scotese, Christopher R., Vérard, Christian, Burgener, Landon, Elling, Reece P., Kocsis, Ád, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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